Nahant Beach Surf Forecast

/ Massachusetts (29 breaks) / Massachusetts (28 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (42.42° N 70.90° W)

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Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 12 Aug 2025 EDT

Forecast update in -1hr 14 min 28 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 67.1°F
(Which is 2.0°F colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nahant Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 1AM is: 2ft 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1ft 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 1ft 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Aug)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Afternoon (13 Aug)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Evening (13 Aug)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s

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

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Updates in -1 hr 14 min 28 s Forecast update imminent

	Tuesday 12			Wednesday 13								Thursday 14								Friday 15
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	NE	NE	NE	ENE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	9	9	8	4	5	5	6
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	54	57	53	49	39	34	34	35	47	58	47	33	29	22	16	23	24	25	20	18	35	71	104	106
Wind (mph)	SE	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	S	SSE	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	ENE	ESE	S	SW	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	ENE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	cross	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (ft)	2:15PM 9.91				2:34AM 10.11				3:00PM 10.14				3:23AM 9.78				3:48PM 10.24				4:17AM 9.35
Low Tide / height (ft)			8:23PM -0.3				8:46AM -0.52				9:13PM -0.36				9:33AM -0.26				10:06PM -0.3				10:23AM 0.13

	Tuesday 12			Wednesday 13								Thursday 14								Friday 15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-
Sunset	7:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (in)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1	-	-	-	-	-	0.0	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °F	88	81	75	72	72	73	84	90	88	82	75	73	72	73	79	82	81	72	72	72	68	66	68	68
Feels °F (?)	84	79	75	72	73	75	86	90	84	84	81	77	75	77	82	88	82	73	75	73	64	64	63	63

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Massachusetts

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Nahant Beach (calm at Swampscott 4 miles from Nahant Beach). 2ft 8s swell from the E with a 0ft 16s long period groundswell from the ESE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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