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Nahant Beach Surf Forecast
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Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 01 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 10PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nahant Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
194 | 190 | 158 | 154 | 151 | 150 | 151 | 122 | 125 | 127 | 213 | 162 | 127 | 122 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 92 | 123 | 194 | 189 | 155 | 97 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 00:11AM2.97m | 12:44PM2.68m | 00:47AM2.96m | 1:23PM2.63m | 1:25AM2.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57PM0.25m | 6:29AM-0.01m | 6:35PM0.30m | 7:08AM0.01m | 7:14PM0.35m | 7:47AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — |
 | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 18 |
11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 194 | 190 | 158 | 154 | 151 | 150 | 151 | 122 | 125 | 127 | 213 | 162 | 127 | 122 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 92 | 123 | 194 | 189 | 155 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 15 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 0 |
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