Nahant Beach surf break

Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 01 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
8.7° C
(Which is 1.3°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 2PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (01 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (01 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1
ESE
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
293
246
203
199
194
190
158
154
146
154
122
119
122
125
166
162
125
122
92
111
108
108
177
306
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
SSE
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
20
S
15
S
15
S
5
SW
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
12:05PM2.72m
00:11AM2.97m
12:44PM2.68m
00:47AM2.96m
1:23PM2.63m
1:25AM2.92m
Low Tide
5:50AM-0.01m
5:57PM0.25m
6:29AM-0.01m
6:35PM0.30m
7:08AM0.01m
7:14PM0.35m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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5:39
5:37
5:35
5:35
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7:42
7:44
7:45
7:45
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
12
15
16
14
12
10
8
9
9
11
11
10
8
8
7
6
7
11
13
11
9
7
4
2
7
10
12
11
9
6
5
6
4
7
7
9
6
5
3
1
2
6
7
6
4
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1
ESE
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.4
E
9
Energy kJ
293
246
203
199
194
190
158
154
146
154
122
119
122
125
166
162
125
122
92
111
108
108
177
306
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
3
7
6
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.5
S
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.5
NNW
3
0.6
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
5
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
5
13
16
5
8
6
22
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
5
5
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
37
47
56
0
0
5
5
17
249
5
5
5
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
1
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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