Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nahant Beach today (17 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 11PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Nahant Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 71 | 149 | 230 | 91 | 57 | 38 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:02AM3.38m | 2:47PM2.91m | 2:58AM3.25m | 3:43PM2.89m | 3:56AM3.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM-0.02m | 8:28AM-0.37m | 8:42PM0.04m | 9:21AM-0.25m | 9:39PM0.11m | 10:15AM-0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 25 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 120 | 91 | 57 | 38 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 5 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 71 | 149 | 230 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 946 | 946 | 956 | 956 | 529 | 1557 | 816 | 3476 | 626 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 119 | 53 | 342 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 112 | 112 | 120 | 391 | 367 |
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