Nahant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.42° N 70.90° W

Issued: 7 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nahant Beach sea temperature is
15.7° C

Normal for this time of year

Nahant Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Nahant Beach today (21 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 11PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)--
Afternoon (21 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (21 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.4
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
15
19
12
13
24
8
6
6
7
7
13
19
19
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
10
SW
5
NNE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
0
W
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:34PM2.83m
5:54AM2.73m
6:29PM2.80m
6:55AM2.59m
7:23PM2.79m
7:54AM2.49m
Low Tide
11:38PM0.27m
12:04PM0.20m
00:40AM0.31m
12:58PM0.33m
1:41AM0.32m
1:52PM0.42m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:07
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:23
8:23
 mm
4
3
1
1
10
17
11
2
1
Temp °C
23
23
20
19
18
19
24
24
18
15
16
18
19
19
19
16
16
16
17
16
16
17
23
26
Feels °C
21
22
19
18
17
18
23
22
18
14
16
19
20
20
22
14
15
16
18
15
15
15
20
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
11
8
6
6
7
7
13
19
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
5
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
7
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
SE
7
0.3
ESE
5
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.3
N
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
Energy kJ
3
15
19
12
13
24
1
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
236
520
108
128
128
657
3312
1848
1848
356
1091
2520
97
56
119
102
102
108
123
127
95
95
97
47
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
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