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Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA
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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
13.9° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nahant Beach today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 5AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nahant Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 5 | E 9 | E 7 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | E 6 | |
69 | 41 | 145 | 1569 | 2290 | 1817 | 1210 | 1024 | 785 | 482 | 360 | 313 | 230 | 190 | 195 | 167 | 142 | 142 | 138 | 112 | 227 | 307 | 170 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:05PM2.91m | 11:43AM2.55m | 11:43PM2.92m | 12:23PM2.54m | 00:22AM2.91m | 1:02PM2.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.10m | 5:29PM0.41m | 6:08AM0.09m | 6:09PM0.43m | 6:47AM0.09m | 6:49PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
7 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SE 5 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
26 | 38 | 145 | — | — | — | — | 858 | 602 | 482 | 360 | 313 | 230 | 190 | 195 | 167 | 142 | 142 | 138 | 112 | 90 | 119 | 170 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 |
— | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 68 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | — | WNW 2 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | NW 2 | NE 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | — |
69 | — | 1 | 1569 | 2290 | 1817 | 1210 | 1024 | 785 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 227 | 307 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 28 | 534 | 657 | 657 | 534 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 127 | 32 | 17 | 5 |
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