Nahant Beach surf break

Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 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
9.0° C
(Which is 1.1°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 7PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (05 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (05 May)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
5 AM
8 AM
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
36
85
81
61
51
57
61
56
113
109
98
47
44
20
15
12
12
20
19
6
7
13
13
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
0
NW
5
SSW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:43PM2.50m
2:46AM2.80m
3:27PM2.43m
3:30AM2.73m
4:14PM2.38m
4:18AM2.66m
Low Tide
8:28AM0.13m
8:35PM0.48m
9:11AM0.21m
9:19PM0.55m
9:56AM0.29m
10:06PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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5:31
5:31
5:30
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7:46
7:47
7:49
7:50
4
1
Temp °C
22
24
23
17
17
16
15
15
20
19
18
14
14
12
11
11
15
17
16
14
13
10
9
10
18
18
17
11
13
11
11
10
15
13
14
9
11
9
9
7
11
14
14
12
9
6
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
47
44
20
15
12
12
12
11
6
7
13
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
3
7
5
5
5
2
2
7
7
7
7
6
14
6
6
13
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
14
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
7
4
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
Energy kJ
15
36
85
81
61
51
57
61
56
113
109
98
7
3
20
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
337
1956
1956
559
1638
1642
1688
1832
1688
1249
1249
337
140
43
43
47
93
112
97
47
47
47
47
53
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
1
3
2
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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