Nahant Beach surf break

Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 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
9.0° C
(Which is 1.1°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 1AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (06 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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)
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.3
E
9
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
E
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
78
62
47
54
58
55
102
98
77
69
34
20
15
12
12
25
14
11
7
13
15
14
33
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:43PM2.50m
2:46AM2.80m
3:27PM2.43m
3:30AM2.73m
4:14PM2.38m
4:18AM2.66m
Low Tide
8:35PM0.48m
9:11AM0.21m
9:19PM0.55m
9:56AM0.29m
10:06PM0.60m
10:44AM0.34m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:31
5:31
5:30
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7:46
7:47
7:49
7:50
3
1
Temp °C
22
17
17
16
14
15
20
19
17
14
14
12
11
10
14
16
17
15
12
9
8
9
13
16
16
11
13
11
10
10
15
14
12
10
11
9
7
5
10
11
12
11
8
4
3
3
8
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
SE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
10
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
34
20
15
12
12
11
14
11
7
2
15
14
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
5
5
5
2
8
7
7
7
7
14
6
6
13
6
11
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
1
1
3
3
3
6
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.3
WSW
4
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
4
Energy kJ
82
78
62
47
54
58
55
102
98
77
69
3
25
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1956
559
53
1638
1249
1249
1249
1249
337
556
140
56
43
56
47
112
47
56
108
97
43
58
37
28
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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