Nahant Beach surf break

Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 27 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
7.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nahant Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 3PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (27 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
7
7
6
6
12
18
31
82
119
159
173
196
245
324
399
480
585
522
481
417
364
311
311
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:53AM2.75m
9:26PM2.79m
9:50AM2.75m
10:14PM2.87m
10:39AM2.75m
10:55PM2.94m
Low Tide
2:33AM0.30m
3:04PM0.18m
3:32AM0.20m
3:54PM0.18m
4:24AM0.11m
4:38PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:45
5:43
5:41
5:39
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7:37
7:38
7:39
7:40
Temp °C
9
9
12
12
12
11
10
9
7
6
8
8
7
6
6
6
5
6
8
9
8
7
6
7
6
5
7
7
8
8
7
6
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
6
5
4
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
Energy kJ
7
7
7
6
2
12
18
31
82
119
159
173
196
245
324
399
480
585
522
481
417
364
311
311
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
11
3
3
3
6
6
2
8
1
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
ENE
2
Energy kJ
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
190
127
127
1240
128
108
127
47
17
5
32
32
32
17
17
5
5
5
17
32
32
32
89
47
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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