Nahant Beach surf break

Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 24 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
7.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nahant Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 11PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (24 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)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 Mon morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.6
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
5
4
4
18
17
17
36
35
33
31
54
53
53
55
51
48
26
17
11
11
11
10
14
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
5
WSW
0
NW
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:24PM2.58m
6:40AM2.82m
7:30PM2.61m
7:49AM2.76m
8:32PM2.69m
8:53AM2.75m
Low Tide
00:19AM0.39m
1:05PM0.15m
1:28AM0.38m
2:07PM0.17m
2:33AM0.30m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:47
5:46
5:45
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7:35
7:36
7:37
7:37
Temp °C
7
6
6
5
4
4
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
9
9
9
7
7
7
7
8
10
10
1
2
3
1
0
0
3
1
3
3
3
4
5
4
5
4
5
3
4
4
3
4
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
14
0.4
NE
4
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
4
4
4
8
36
4
21
20
54
53
53
55
51
48
26
17
7
7
7
7
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
1
5
4
2
18
17
17
3
13
4
31
18
10
10
4
4
3
12
11
11
11
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
1
2
4
4
1
2
6
35
33
2
2
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
10
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
Distance (km)
529
520
520
520
520
520
520
139
37
37
0
0
0
534
520
574
520
520
147
127
127
127
127
283
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
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