Nahant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.42° N 70.90° W

Issued: 1 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nahant Beach sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ESE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
W
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
0
ENE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
S
15
SE
5
SW
15
W
Wind State
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
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<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
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)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
Energy kJ
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)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
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)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.4
N
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ESE
3
0.7
SE
4
Energy kJ
14
20
22
47
3
1
1
1
1
15
7
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
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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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
4
5
5
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