Nahant Beach surf break

Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 15 Mar 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
3.3° 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 5PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (15 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (15 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.4
SE
0.7
SE
0.9
SE
1.1
SE
1.5
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
2.1
SE
2.5
SE
3
SE
2.1
SE
1.6
SE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)9934455677888910101010101111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6631224471292523423624355289161174817471290286310334265214149114
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
S
35
S
35
S
45
S
50
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:18AM
2.65
9:56PM
2.44
10:06AM
2.78
10:39PM
2.62
10:51AM
2.89
11:19PM
2.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:40PM
0.27
3:50AM
0.37
4:23PM
0.13
4:37AM
0.20
5:05PM
-0.00
5:21AM
0.02
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise-------6:54-------6:52-------6:50
Sunset--6:49-------6:50-------6:51-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------5934541----------
Temp. °C11221347111415141515943562-2-3-4-4
Feels °C (?)-3-5-4-4-5-3-20610108762-5-6-3-2-6-10-11-12-12
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