Nahant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.42° N 70.90° W

Issued: 7 am 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nahant Beach sea temperature is
15.9° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Nahant Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Nahant Beach today (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (12 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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)
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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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.7
SSE
4
1
S
4
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
17
16
12
4
18
18
18
28
27
14
13
22
22
13
16
13
13
13
12
15
35
8
6
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
S
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:12AM2.72m
9:28PM3.22m
10:09AM2.78m
10:22PM3.35m
11:05AM2.83m
11:16PM3.44m
Low Tide
3:02AM-0.03m
3:14PM0.13m
3:58AM-0.20m
4:08PM0.07m
4:53AM-0.34m
5:03PM0.02m
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:05
5:05
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:21
8:21
8:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
22
25
28
28
23
23
24
24
21
22
26
28
28
27
24
21
20
23
28
30
28
24
21
20
Feels °C
24
28
31
30
24
25
27
23
18
20
24
28
27
27
23
20
19
21
26
26
24
22
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
11
17
16
2
1
18
4
18
28
27
10
13
22
22
13
16
13
13
13
12
6
6
8
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
S
3
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
7
7
6
1
1
18
3
14
14
14
3
6
1
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
SE
3
0.7
SSE
4
1
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
12
4
6
2
1
1
2
15
35
17
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
123
123
169
391
123
93
93
127
127
97
47
97
97
102
108
190
169
346
779
672
3558
53
53
53
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
6
4
7
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
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