Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nahant Beach today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 3AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Nahant Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 16 | ESE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 54 | 105 | 155 | 83 | 62 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 15 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:06AM3.46m | 1:51PM2.92m | 2:02AM3.38m | 2:47PM2.91m | 2:58AM3.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51PM-0.04m | 7:35AM-0.44m | 7:46PM-0.02m | 8:28AM-0.37m | 8:42PM0.04m | 9:21AM-0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 26 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 16 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 83 | 62 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 15 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | SSE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | E 16 | — | — | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 13 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 54 | 105 | 155 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 529 | 531 | 520 | 123 | 169 | 520 | 853 | 1060 | 956 | 956 | 946 | 531 | 529 | 2520 | 1688 | 1642 | 589 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 342 |
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