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Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nahant Beach today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 4PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
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 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | |
3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 36 | 37 | 27 | 1485 | 2268 | 1858 | 1320 | 1083 | 999 | 660 | 528 | 393 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:15AM2.57m | 10:24PM2.89m | 11:00AM2.56m | 11:05PM2.91m | 11:43AM2.55m | 11:43PM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06PM0.37m | 4:46AM0.13m | 4:48PM0.40m | 5:28AM0.10m | 5:29PM0.41m | 6:08AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | 8:12 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | -5 | -4 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 36 | 37 | 27 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 761 | 660 | 528 | 393 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | — | E 10 | — | E 8 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | N 3 | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | — | S 4 | W 3 | NW 3 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1485 | 2268 | 1858 | 1320 | 1083 | 999 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 127 | 127 | 169 | 218 | 127 | 127 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 87 | 520 | 42 | 37 | 249 | 249 | 529 | 657 | 946 | 946 | 889 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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