Nahant Beach surf break

Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 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
5.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nahant Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 5PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (07 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
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 (?)
0.5
SE
0.7
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.7
NNE
1
NNE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
ENE
0.6
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SSE
0.7
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)344457766666544453444444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)416973223766293218943126221914444
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
5
E
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:53PM
2.41
4:00AM
2.67
4:42PM
2.31
4:51AM
2.59
5:36PM
2.25
5:46AM
2.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:38AM
0.22
9:47PM
0.52
10:26AM
0.34
10:36PM
0.62
11:18AM
0.43
11:29PM
0.68
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:13-------6:11
Sunset--7:15-------7:15-------7:17-----
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-1---------------------
Temp. °C3464-1-2-2-20110000147942234
Feels °C (?)-31-1-4-10-10-9-8-4-4-5-6-5-5-4-3-102-2-3-3-2-1
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