Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nahant Beach today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 7AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Nahant Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 63 | 86 | 96 | 121 | 96 | 96 | 74 | 58 | 43 | 42 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:01AM2.52m | 6:17PM2.91m | 7:09AM2.55m | 7:26PM2.90m | 8:15AM2.64m | 8:33PM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.08m | 11:58AM0.41m | 00:48AM0.12m | 1:06PM0.39m | 1:53AM0.11m | 2:12PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 63 | 86 | 96 | 121 | 96 | 96 | 74 | 58 | 43 | 42 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 652 | 758 | 626 | 556 | 140 | 127 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 379 | 97 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 2511 | 1248 | 2683 | 2830 | 733 | 1240 | 1240 |
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