Nahant Beach surf break

Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 02 May 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
8.7° 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 6AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (02 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (02 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
151
154
119
122
125
162
162
162
127
125
92
90
88
92
118
190
225
192
126
97
51
34
22
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
20
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:11AM2.97m
12:44PM2.68m
00:47AM2.96m
1:23PM2.63m
1:25AM2.92m
2:02PM2.57m
Low Tide
6:29AM-0.01m
6:35PM0.30m
7:08AM0.01m
7:14PM0.35m
7:47AM0.06m
7:53PM0.41m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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5:37
5:35
5:35
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7:44
7:45
7:45
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
14
10
10
10
8
8
7
7
9
12
13
11
9
7
7
9
15
17
17
16
12
6
6
5
10
6
8
9
6
5
4
3
4
7
6
6
5
2
2
3
8
12
12
12
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
Energy kJ
154
151
154
119
122
125
162
162
162
127
125
92
90
88
92
118
190
225
192
126
97
51
34
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
9
15
2
22
23
18
6
2
1
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
S
3
0.9
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
Energy kJ
1
1
30
15
14
2
8
12
48
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
5
17
17
0
5
5
0
0
0
37
37
0
9
43
53
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
1
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
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