Nahant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.42° N 70.90° W

Issued: 7 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nahant Beach sea temperature is
17.7° C

2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 10PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)--
Afternoon (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
16
0.4
ESE
7
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1
SE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
15
9
8
9
3
5
18
13
24
18
10
7
12
54
105
155
83
62
32
28
29
15
9
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
25
SE
30
SSE
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:06AM3.46m
1:51PM2.92m
2:02AM3.38m
2:47PM2.91m
2:58AM3.25m
Low Tide
6:51PM-0.04m
7:35AM-0.44m
7:46PM-0.02m
8:28AM-0.37m
8:42PM0.04m
9:21AM-0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:05
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
4
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
23
21
18
16
15
18
22
22
22
21
17
17
15
15
18
21
23
21
19
18
18
19
23
26
Feels °C
21
19
15
14
13
17
19
18
18
17
14
14
14
12
14
19
22
22
19
16
14
15
19
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
7
1
SE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
13
15
5
4
9
3
3
5
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
1
4
83
62
32
28
29
15
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
Energy kJ
9
8
2
2
2
5
5
5
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
ESE
7
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
0.5
SW
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
3
8
18
13
24
18
10
7
12
54
105
155
6
2
2
3
3
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
529
531
520
123
169
520
853
1060
956
956
946
531
529
2520
1688
1642
589
0
0
43
43
43
47
342
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
4
3
3
3
1
1
3
2
1
1
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
7
7
6
9
4
7
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