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Nahant Beach surf break

Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 18 May 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
10.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nahant Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 6PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (18 May)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (18 May)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 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
1
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)
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
6
13
21
15
9
8
7
11
11
11
48
18
11
12
12
12
13
8
8
8
8
13
8
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
W
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:11PM2.96m
1:20AM3.46m
2:06PM2.91m
2:15AM3.38m
3:02PM2.85m
3:12AM3.25m
Low Tide
7:08PM-0.05m
7:50AM-0.46m
8:01PM0.01m
8:44AM-0.37m
8:57PM0.09m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:18
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:16
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:16
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
8:00
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:01
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:02
—
—
—
8:04
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
18
20
21
24
21
21
21
23
30
34
32
26
25
23
23
25
30
31
29
23
19
15
12
11
Feels °C
14
16
19
23
20
20
20
22
28
31
29
27
25
23
23
24
28
27
26
20
15
10
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
—
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.1
E
16
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
9
6
—
6
15
9
4
7
11
11
8
5
18
6
12
12
12
13
8
8
8
8
13
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
0.1
E
13
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.1
E
16
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
—
—
—
4
6
8
8
3
3
2
11
5
14
11
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
18
—
0.1
E
13
—
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
5
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
—
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
5
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
—
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
14
—
—
Energy kJ
—
4
6
—
3
—
3
3
1
4
5
—
5
5
1
5
5
—
3
3
3
4
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.8
SSE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
Energy kJ
3
6
13
21
1
1
3
5
5
2
1
48
2
2
1
3
2
2
5
7
2
4
8
10
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Sands
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Lighthouse
Rhode Island
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Rhode Island
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
127
520
520
140
53
53
53
60
338
53
53
0
43
43
43
342
342
140
97
111
127
142
108
128
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Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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