Nahant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.42° N 70.90° W

Issued: 1 am 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nahant Beach sea temperature is
16.4° C

2.1°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 (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 9AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (13 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (13 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
28
14
14
13
22
22
13
13
16
13
13
12
15
29
27
17
27
20
20
10
10
19
11
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
S
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
5
SW
15
NNW
5
NW
5
ESE
15
ENE
5
ENE
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
off
High Tide
10:09AM2.78m
10:22PM3.35m
11:05AM2.83m
11:16PM3.44m
12:01PM2.88m
Low Tide
3:58AM-0.20m
4:08PM0.07m
4:53AM-0.34m
5:03PM0.02m
5:47AM-0.43m
5:56PM-0.03m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<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>
8:21
8:21
8:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
21
22
26
29
29
26
24
22
20
23
28
31
29
24
23
22
21
21
24
25
22
20
19
Feels °C
21
18
20
23
28
28
24
23
21
19
22
26
27
25
20
21
21
22
20
23
25
20
20
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
28
28
14
10
13
22
22
13
13
16
13
13
12
6
6
6
6
27
20
20
10
7
19
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
E
7
Energy kJ
14
10
14
3
6
1
1
5
5
10
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.2
NNW
2
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.3
NW
2
Energy kJ
1
3
2
5
15
29
27
17
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
97
97
97
47
97
97
47
97
103
97
346
1960
1688
1296
221
479
123
37
43
47
123
119
112
97
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
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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