Nahant Beach surf break

Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 03 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
9.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nahant Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 1PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (03 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (03 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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)
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
ESE
9
1
E
8
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.9
S
4
0.2
E
8
0.7
S
4
0.2
E
8
0.7
S
5
0.9
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
122
92
90
69
68
101
144
181
188
126
76
56
24
31
6
12
6
25
39
75
92
55
2
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:23PM2.63m
1:25AM2.92m
2:02PM2.57m
2:04AM2.87m
2:43PM2.50m
Low Tide
7:08AM0.01m
7:14PM0.35m
7:47AM0.06m
7:53PM0.41m
8:28AM0.13m
8:35PM0.48m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:35
5:35
5:33
5:31
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7:45
7:45
7:46
7:47
Temp °C
7
7
7
11
13
11
9
7
8
10
16
18
19
16
13
12
12
14
21
25
23
17
16
15
4
2
1
5
6
5
4
1
3
5
9
12
14
11
8
8
7
9
16
19
17
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
ESE
9
1
E
8
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
SE
5
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
127
122
92
90
69
68
101
144
181
188
126
76
56
24
13
6
6
4
6
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
4
4
5
6
2
2
4
3
1
1
3
2
6
2
2
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
10
3
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.6
N
3
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.8
S
3
0.9
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.9
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
4
Energy kJ
1
7
1
3
4
1
2
2
3
5
6
2
14
31
15
12
14
25
39
75
92
55
48
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)
0
5
56
33
56
33
0
0
0
37
1956
0
43
43
140
140
140
2289
2289
672
672
2511
1688
1638
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
3
1
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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