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Nahant Beach surf break

Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 05 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
9.0° C
 (Which is 1.1°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 12PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (05 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (05 May)4ft (1.2m)5s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.2
E
9
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
12
15
37
85
81
57
60
57
59
75
106
98
84
49
35
20
15
15
12
15
15
8
7
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
0
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:04AM2.87m
2:43PM2.50m
2:46AM2.80m
3:27PM2.43m
3:30AM2.73m
4:14PM2.38m
Low Tide
8:28AM0.13m
8:35PM0.48m
9:11AM0.21m
9:19PM0.55m
9:56AM0.29m
10:06PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:33
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:31
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:31
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:30
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—
—
—
—
7:46
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:47
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:49
—
—
7:50
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
1
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
12
14
21
24
22
17
16
16
14
15
19
18
17
14
14
12
10
10
14
16
15
14
12
10
Feels °C
8
10
16
18
16
11
11
11
10
10
14
13
12
10
11
10
7
7
11
14
13
13
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
Energy kJ
6
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
49
35
20
15
15
12
6
6
8
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
—
—
—
—
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
10
—
—
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
—
—
—
—
2
7
2
—
—
5
5
5
2
2
7
8
7
7
4
3
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
2
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
—
—
—
—
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
—
—
Energy kJ
9
12
15
37
85
81
57
60
57
59
75
106
98
84
4
4
—
—
—
—
15
15
—
—
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Scarborough State Beach
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Ruggles
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Lighthouse
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
140
140
1957
2015
1960
2511
1638
1642
1688
1688
1557
1956
1249
337
140
56
43
47
47
123
56
111
56
127
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
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Neah Bay
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Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
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Rincon - Indicator
CAL - Ventura
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Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
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The Dump
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Neah Bay
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Rincon - Rivermouth
CAL - Ventura
The Strait
Washington
Ponquogue The Bowl
Long Island NY
Hollywood Beach
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Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
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Oregon North
The Dump
Washington
The Strait
Washington
Super Tubes
CAL - Ventura
Super Tubes
CAL - Ventura
Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Oregon North
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
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South Africa
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Boneyards
South Africa
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South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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