Nahant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.42° N 70.90° W

Issued: 7 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nahant Beach sea temperature is
16.7° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Nahant Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Nahant Beach today (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 1AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (01 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 38°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.7
S
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
20
18
18
18
9
9
10
9
22
12
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:40AM2.90m
1:19PM2.51m
1:19AM2.90m
1:57PM2.54m
1:59AM2.89m
Low Tide
6:25PM0.45m
7:03AM0.11m
7:06PM0.42m
7:41AM0.10m
7:47PM0.41m
8:20AM0.09m
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:09
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:23
8:23
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
26
21
21
19
19
22
30
35
35
29
26
25
25
29
35
38
37
36
32
29
27
30
35
37
Feels °C
25
20
20
18
18
21
30
36
37
29
27
26
27
31
35
38
37
36
33
31
29
31
35
35
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
6
0.5
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
19
18
18
18
7
7
5
6
6
6
12
9
9
9
8
8
8
3
8
3
8
8
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
S
3
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
9
18
6
6
10
3
10
9
1
1
1
1
2
2
8
8
8
1
1
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
SSE
5
Energy kJ
9
9
1
9
5
2
1
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
W
2
0.2
WNW
2
Energy kJ
16
20
14
13
3
3
5
4
4
22
5
8
4
4
1
1
3
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1248
650
529
650
556
556
56
56
56
43
53
53
53
97
97
60
53
352
111
97
123
123
169
894
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Rating
(10 max)
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
9
7
5
5
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