Nahant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.42° N 70.90° W

Issued: 1 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nahant Beach sea temperature is
15.3° C

1.0°C colder than average 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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 7AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
9
16
4
5
12
10
4
3
3
25
39
21
12
8
5
12
12
12
11
11
10
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
S
10
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
8:52AM2.43m
9:05PM2.79m
9:45AM2.41m
9:52PM2.80m
10:34AM2.41m
10:37PM2.83m
Low Tide
2:39AM0.30m
2:43PM0.49m
3:33AM0.27m
3:32PM0.52m
4:21AM0.23m
4:18PM0.52m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:23
 mm
5
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
20
25
27
26
25
21
19
18
17
20
26
25
23
21
20
20
21
25
24
22
20
19
Feels °C
19
17
18
23
25
24
23
20
19
18
17
19
26
24
24
22
20
20
21
25
22
21
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.4
SE
4
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
14
14
14
9
1
1
2
2
2
4
2
2
6
18
21
12
8
5
5
1
12
11
11
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
1
3
3
3
1
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
5
12
12
1
2
2
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
1
3
1
3
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
16
4
5
12
10
3
2
25
39
17
2
4
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
93
93
102
123
169
889
520
97
53
346
218
123
346
43
43
97
111
97
346
174
498
750
406
169
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
2
3
3
2
3
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
5
5
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
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