
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nahant Beach today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 8AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Nahant Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 20 | 22 | 47 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 6:55AM2.59m | 7:23PM2.79m | 7:54AM2.49m | 8:16PM2.78m | 8:52AM2.43m | 9:05PM2.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM0.31m | 12:58PM0.33m | 1:41AM0.32m | 1:52PM0.42m | 2:39AM0.30m | 2:43PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
— | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | SE 8 | E 12 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | — |
14 | 20 | 22 | 47 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | 15 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 449 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 97 | 97 | 108 | 95 | 87 | 47 | 47 | 56 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 93 | 97 | 169 | 2703 | 889 | 520 | 520 |
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