Nahant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.42° N 70.90° W

Issued: 7 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nahant Beach sea temperature is
18.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (03 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 12AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (03 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 36°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
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
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
13
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
11
13
8
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
ESE
5
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
N
10
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:59AM2.89m
2:36PM2.58m
2:39AM2.86m
3:15PM2.62m
3:21AM2.81m
Low Tide
7:47PM0.41m
8:20AM0.09m
8:29PM0.39m
8:59AM0.09m
9:13PM0.37m
9:40AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:11
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
36
35
31
28
27
29
33
36
36
34
30
27
25
28
32
32
29
28
25
22
21
22
25
26
Feels °C
36
35
32
30
29
30
32
35
36
33
30
28
26
28
30
32
31
29
23
21
20
21
23
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
13
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
4
5
8
1
7
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
3
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
8
8
13
8
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
W
2
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
Energy kJ
4
1
1
1
10
11
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
56
97
111
102
123
127
169
894
556
650
102
108
190
673
853
477
190
190
142
367
411
2511
659
652
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
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