Nahant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.42° N 70.90° W

Issued: 1 pm 14 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nahant Beach sea temperature is
17.1° C

2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (14 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 5PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (14 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sun
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
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
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
6
0.7
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
12
25
27
18
9
13
7
6
5
5
5
10
6
6
5
6
7
11
14
15
7
3
5
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NE
5
ESE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:05AM2.83m
11:16PM3.44m
12:01PM2.88m
00:10AM3.48m
12:56PM2.91m
1:06AM3.46m
Low Tide
5:03PM0.02m
5:47AM-0.43m
5:56PM-0.03m
6:41AM-0.46m
6:51PM-0.04m
7:35AM-0.44m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:05
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
6
1
1
Temp °C
29
31
30
25
23
20
18
19
20
25
23
19
19
17
14
16
20
21
20
20
17
16
16
18
Feels °C
26
27
25
22
21
19
19
20
20
24
21
20
17
14
11
14
19
18
16
16
14
14
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
E
7
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
E
6
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
13
12
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
4
2
3
10
2
2
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
E
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
2
6
6
2
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
5
6
1
1
1
5
2
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
ESE
6
0.7
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
3
25
27
18
9
13
7
1
3
2
7
11
14
15
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1956
1960
1965
1116
1688
127
346
53
97
169
169
127
95
114
47
97
123
140
520
520
58
53
123
520
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
4
3
2
3
3
1
1
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
4
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