Nahant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.42° N 70.90° W

Issued: 7 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nahant Beach sea temperature is
17.6° C

2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Nahant Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Nahant Beach today (17 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 11PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)--
Afternoon (17 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

Table - waves today at Nahant Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.8
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
7
1
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
6
8
5
4
5
18
71
149
230
91
57
38
23
16
5
3
3
12
12
12
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:02AM3.38m
2:47PM2.91m
2:58AM3.25m
3:43PM2.89m
3:56AM3.08m
Low Tide
7:46PM-0.02m
8:28AM-0.37m
8:42PM0.04m
9:21AM-0.25m
9:39PM0.11m
10:15AM-0.11m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:05
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
22
22
19
17
16
18
20
22
23
21
20
19
18
19
23
26
26
23
20
18
17
18
23
25
Feels °C
19
20
17
15
14
16
17
18
21
21
21
17
14
15
19
21
21
18
16
13
12
12
17
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
1.2
SE
6
1
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
5
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
120
91
57
38
23
16
5
3
3
12
12
12
3
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
5
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
5
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
4
2
2
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
7
0.2
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
Energy kJ
4
6
8
5
2
2
18
71
149
230
1
4
5
5
5
3
3
7
7
7
7
5
5
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
946
946
956
956
529
1557
816
3476
626
0
0
0
43
119
53
342
97
97
96
112
112
120
391
367
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
3
4
3
4
4
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
8
4
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
9
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