Nahant Beach surf break

Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
7.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nahant Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 10PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (25 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
15
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.6
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
E
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
36
35
34
33
54
53
53
53
51
48
26
26
12
11
7
10
13
20
49
132
196
307
355
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:30PM2.61m
7:49AM2.76m
8:32PM2.69m
8:53AM2.75m
9:26PM2.79m
Low Tide
1:05PM0.15m
1:28AM0.38m
2:07PM0.17m
2:33AM0.30m
3:04PM0.18m
3:32AM0.20m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:46
5:45
5:43
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7:36
7:37
7:37
7:38
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
8
10
10
9
7
6
6
6
6
3
2
2
2
3
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
5
5
3
2
1
1
1
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
SE
6
0.2
E
9
1.1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
8
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
8
36
13
34
33
19
53
53
53
51
48
26
26
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
132
196
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
6
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
17
3
3
32
31
54
9
10
1
1
1
12
12
11
3
3
3
6
3
6
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
6
35
32
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
NE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
E
6
0.4
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
Energy kJ
1
3
1
5
10
13
20
49
6
15
307
355
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
853
1248
87
28
0
0
0
0
87
555
555
520
108
127
127
283
283
307
1852
146
17
32
17
146
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
1
2
2
1
2
2
4
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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