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Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 31 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nahant Beach today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 2PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nahant Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
273 | 257 | 241 | 251 | 209 | 167 | 163 | 135 | 135 | 133 | 84 | 161 | 136 | 140 | 113 | 111 | 86 | 88 | 90 | 73 | 54 | 55 | 40 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | |
High Tide | 12:23PM2.54m | 00:22AM2.91m | 1:02PM2.53m | 1:01AM2.90m | 1:41PM2.51m | 1:41AM2.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM0.09m | 6:09PM0.43m | 6:47AM0.09m | 6:49PM0.44m | 7:25AM0.11m | 7:29PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | 8:15 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
4 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 273 | 257 | 241 | 251 | 209 | 167 | 163 | 135 | 135 | 133 | 84 | 161 | 136 | 140 | 113 | 111 | 86 | 88 | 90 | 73 | 54 | 55 | 40 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 4 | S 3 | SSW 2 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 32 | 32 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1241 | 37 | 0 | 28 | 87 |
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