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Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA
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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
9.1° C
(Which is 1.2°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 1AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Nahant Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | S 4 | E 9 | E 9 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | |
56 | 25 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 49 | 94 | 88 | 52 | 48 | 40 | 40 | 61 | 98 | 102 | 80 | 61 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:02PM2.57m | 2:04AM2.87m | 2:43PM2.50m | 2:46AM2.80m | 3:27PM2.43m | 3:30AM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53PM0.41m | 8:28AM0.13m | 8:35PM0.48m | 9:11AM0.21m | 9:19PM0.55m | 9:56AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | |
7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 |
15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
56 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | E 6 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | E 9 | — | SE 8 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — |
5 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 49 | 94 | 88 | 52 | 48 | 40 | 40 | 61 | 98 | 102 | 80 | 61 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2511 | 2511 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 1957 | 1957 | 1957 | 1960 | 1965 | 1638 | 64 | 1249 | 1688 | 1956 | 1249 | 1248 | 97 | 37 | 43 | 47 | 47 | 140 |
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