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Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA
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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
13.9° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nahant Beach today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 5PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nahant Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
1536 | 1636 | 1258 | 809 | 740 | 459 | 326 | 264 | 273 | 234 | 195 | 163 | 135 | 132 | 107 | 82 | 161 | 86 | 235 | 165 | 133 | 111 | 90 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:43AM2.55m | 11:43PM2.92m | 12:23PM2.54m | 00:22AM2.91m | 1:02PM2.53m | 1:01AM2.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29PM0.41m | 6:08AM0.09m | 6:09PM0.43m | 6:47AM0.09m | 6:49PM0.44m | 7:25AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | 8:14 | |
3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
-4 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
— | — | — | — | 589 | 459 | 326 | 264 | 273 | 234 | 195 | 163 | 135 | 132 | 107 | 82 | 64 | 86 | 115 | 165 | 133 | 111 | 90 | 90 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NNW 2 | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
1536 | 1636 | 1258 | 809 | 740 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 161 | 71 | 235 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 657 | 657 | 889 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 139 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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