Nahant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.42° N 70.90° W

Issued: 7 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nahant Beach sea temperature is
17.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 1PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (01 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 37°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
8
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
9
9
10
10
17
24
9
9
9
8
21
14
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:19PM2.51m
1:19AM2.90m
1:57PM2.54m
1:59AM2.89m
2:36PM2.58m
Low Tide
7:03AM0.11m
7:06PM0.42m
7:41AM0.10m
7:47PM0.41m
8:20AM0.09m
8:29PM0.39m
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:09
5:11
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:23
8:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
22
29
34
36
29
25
24
24
28
35
37
37
36
32
29
27
29
34
37
35
33
29
28
Feels °C
19
21
29
34
35
29
25
25
26
30
37
39
38
35
33
31
29
30
34
36
35
34
31
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SSE
5
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
Energy kJ
5
8
8
6
10
6
9
9
9
9
8
21
8
8
9
5
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
SSE
5
Energy kJ
18
6
6
2
9
10
2
1
1
1
1
2
8
8
8
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
5
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
9
9
10
1
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.6
S
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.5
SSE
5
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
N
3
Energy kJ
3
2
1
1
3
17
24
8
6
2
1
14
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
43
56
53
1240
1240
43
97
53
60
97
301
1240
1240
1240
58
97
123
123
123
894
375
102
127
169
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
6
7
5
5
5
4
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