Nahant Beach surf break

Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 25 May 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
12.5° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nahant Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 7AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (25 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (25 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
175
183
161
138
131
119
119
110
107
107
87
69
69
52
33
33
28
21
13
12
12
7
5
4
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
0
NE
5
WNW
5
WSW
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
7:26AM2.69m
8:01PM2.78m
8:27AM2.62m
8:54PM2.82m
9:24AM2.59m
9:41PM2.86m
Low Tide
1:08AM0.34m
1:36PM0.24m
2:12AM0.30m
2:30PM0.30m
3:10AM0.24m
3:20PM0.34m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:11
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:08
1
5
1
6
1
Temp °C
11
12
11
11
13
17
19
19
16
15
16
20
23
24
21
18
17
17
19
25
28
25
19
19
9
12
10
9
12
17
19
19
15
14
16
19
21
21
19
16
14
14
17
24
27
26
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
6
183
161
138
131
119
119
110
107
107
87
69
69
52
33
33
28
21
13
12
12
7
5
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.4
SSE
4
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
7
4
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
6
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
2
Energy kJ
175
1
5
2
2
1
1
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)
102
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
47
37
37
123
47
47
53
53
97
140
406
142
102
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
7
2
9
9
9
9
1
1
1
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
9
6
7
9
6
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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