Nahant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.42° N 70.90° W

Issued: 1 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nahant Beach sea temperature is
15.9° 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 (27 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 5PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (27 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (27 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
19
18
17
23
24
18
18
18
19
19
19
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
E
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
N
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
NW
5
N
10
N
10
ENE
15
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:34AM2.41m
10:37PM2.83m
11:19AM2.43m
11:19PM2.86m
12:01PM2.46m
00:00AM2.88m
Low Tide
4:18PM0.52m
5:05AM0.20m
5:02PM0.50m
5:45AM0.16m
5:44PM0.47m
6:25AM0.14m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:09
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:23
8:23
 mm
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
19
19
18
17
18
21
21
21
21
21
19
18
19
22
23
23
22
21
20
19
21
Feels °C
22
20
19
19
20
20
18
19
22
21
21
22
23
21
19
20
21
22
22
21
21
20
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
5
12
11
2
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
19
18
17
23
24
18
18
18
19
19
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
12
2
2
11
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
SE
2
0.3
SE
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
SSW
2
Energy kJ
6
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
221
310
190
190
190
190
190
190
190
750
626
754
87
87
89
56
169
1960
1555
650
169
169
97
97
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
9
8
8
6
6
9
5
5
9
6
9
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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