Nahant Beach surf break

Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 EDT
Forecast 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
7.5° C
(Which is 1.6°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 9PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
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
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)777888888857777777445777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)151515201918181818181717172515988131310994
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
W
20
NNW
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
5
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crossglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:19PM
2.93
2:30AM
3.33
3:14PM
2.81
3:25AM
3.21
4:13PM
2.70
4:26AM
3.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:05AM
-0.44
8:18PM
-0.02
8:58AM
-0.34
9:11PM
0.09
9:55AM
-0.20
10:09PM
0.23
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------5:52-------5:52-------5:50
Sunset--7:30-------7:30-------7:31-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------1--1-----
Temp. °C8910643234555444244556666
Feels °C (?)3350-2-3-3-20-1-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-1124443
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