Nahant Beach surf break

Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 19 Apr 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
7.1° C
(Which is 1.2°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 1AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
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 (?)
1
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.7
S
0.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)777777777888888877777744
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10769514734231515151919181818181817171716991413
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:39AM
3.40
2:19PM
2.93
2:30AM
3.33
3:14PM
2.81
3:25AM
3.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:28PM
-0.11
8:05AM
-0.44
8:18PM
-0.02
8:58AM
-0.34
9:11PM
0.09
9:55AM
-0.20
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-----5:54-------5:52-------5:52--
Sunset7:29-------7:30-------7:30-------
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
22------------------11--
Temp. °C655434689643224655542256
Feels °C (?)-1-1-1-2-2-2134-1-2-2-3-300-2-2-2-2-3-4-11
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