Nahant Beach surf break

Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 EST
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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
4.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Nahant Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 6PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.7
NE
0.4
ESE
0.5
SE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)8588999999999999101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27262635735484433523222221161689999991817
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:28AM
2.94
12:03AM
2.59
12:07PM
2.97
12:41AM
2.66
12:47PM
2.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:14AM
0.28
5:49PM
-0.04
5:54AM
0.22
6:26PM
-0.09
6:36AM
0.16
7:05PM
-0.11
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise--7:07-------7:07-------7:07-----
Sunset----4:39-------4:40-------4:42---
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-1-2-100-2-2-5-6-8-7-6-6-7-8-8-9-9-8-4-3-233
Feels °C (?)-6-6-5-6-8-10-10-14-14-16-15-15-15-15-16-15-16-15-15-12-11-10-5-5
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