Nahant Beach surf break

Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 EDT
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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
12.4° C
(Which is 1.3°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 10PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (26 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (26 May)2ft (0.6m)8s

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 Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
71
54
59
32
21
20
12
12
12
7
10
10
4
2
2
2
4
3
3
6
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
S
15
S
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:27AM2.62m
8:54PM2.82m
9:24AM2.59m
9:41PM2.86m
10:15AM2.57m
10:24PM2.89m
Low Tide
2:30PM0.30m
3:10AM0.24m
3:20PM0.34m
4:01AM0.18m
4:06PM0.37m
4:46AM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:11
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:08
8:09
8:10
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
25
26
23
20
20
19
20
25
28
28
22
20
17
15
17
16
17
16
16
14
12
11
13
22
23
23
20
17
17
16
18
23
25
26
21
17
14
13
14
12
16
14
14
12
10
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
SE
6
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
Energy kJ
73
71
54
59
32
21
20
12
12
12
7
10
10
4
2
1
2
4
3
2
1
2
2
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
E
15
0.2
SSW
3
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
1
4
1
2
2
2
3
6
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
NE
3
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
170
53
47
47
53
97
97
53
346
146
97
97
221
127
127
108
169
180
180
190
190
190
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
3
1
4
1
1
4
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
5
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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