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Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA
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Nahant Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nahant Beach sea temperature is
10.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Nahant Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 10PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nahant Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | |
16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 00:28AM3.48m | 1:11PM2.96m | 1:20AM3.46m | 2:06PM2.91m | 2:15AM3.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16PM-0.07m | 6:57AM-0.49m | 7:08PM-0.05m | 7:50AM-0.46m | 8:01PM0.01m | 8:44AM-0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 30 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 33 |
27 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 9 | — | 6 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | E 14 | E 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | E 16 | SE 8 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 12 |
5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — | E 18 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 16 | — | SSE 6 | E 13 | E 16 | E 12 | E 12 | — |
— | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NE 2 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 2 | SSW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 |
— | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 43 | 56 | 47 | 97 | 102 | 103 | 107 | 520 | 520 | 520 | 520 | 473 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 479 | 58 | 97 | 43 | 43 | 112 | 112 | 140 |
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