Nahant Beach surf break

Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 31 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nahant Beach today (31 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 11PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)--
Afternoon (31 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (31 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
0.8
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
209
199
163
135
135
191
154
141
84
169
140
111
113
125
103
106
85
64
62
42
41
28
27
25
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
15
W
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
E
5
SE
5
SW
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
0
SE
5
ESE
10
SW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
S
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
00:22AM2.91m
1:02PM2.53m
1:01AM2.90m
1:41PM2.51m
1:41AM2.88m
Low Tide
6:09PM0.43m
6:47AM0.09m
6:49PM0.44m
7:25AM0.11m
7:29PM0.46m
8:06AM0.13m
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:07
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:13
8:14
8:15
3
3
3
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
9
10
8
9
11
10
10
10
10
12
17
20
21
18
18
17
16
17
22
24
13
11
10
9
6
7
3
5
7
8
7
7
7
10
15
18
19
16
15
14
13
14
20
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
6
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
E
9
Energy kJ
209
199
163
135
135
86
84
56
169
140
111
113
125
103
106
85
64
62
42
41
28
27
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.7
ENE
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
84
26
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
1.2
E
8
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
1
191
154
141
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
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
0
0
0
142
128
32
32
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
28
95
89
89
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
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