Nahant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.42° N 70.90° W

Issued: 7 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nahant Beach sea temperature is
16.3° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 2PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
2 AM
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
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.6
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
19
18
23
23
24
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:19AM2.43m
11:19PM2.86m
12:01PM2.46m
00:00AM2.88m
12:40PM2.48m
00:40AM2.90m
Low Tide
5:05AM0.20m
5:02PM0.50m
5:45AM0.16m
5:44PM0.47m
6:25AM0.14m
6:25PM0.45m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:09
5:09
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:23
8:23
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
17
18
21
22
21
22
20
19
18
18
22
23
22
22
22
21
20
21
28
30
29
27
23
20
Feels °C
19
20
22
22
20
22
21
20
19
18
21
21
20
20
21
21
20
21
28
29
28
27
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
19
18
23
23
24
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
12
15
8
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
1
5
5
2
2
2
2
1
3
1
10
10
19
19
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
11
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
7
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
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
190
221
221
814
750
880
531
89
93
93
127
651
650
365
47
47
58
47
406
1956
651
43
53
56
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
3
1
1
2
3
2
2
4
2
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
6
9
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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