Nahant Beach surf break

Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 06 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
8.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nahant Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 4PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (06 May)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (06 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.3
E
9
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
55
69
98
102
69
33
26
20
15
11
8
8
7
13
7
16
16
15
32
72
71
66
64
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:46AM2.80m
3:27PM2.43m
3:30AM2.73m
4:14PM2.38m
4:18AM2.66m
5:03PM2.36m
Low Tide
9:11AM0.21m
9:19PM0.55m
9:56AM0.29m
10:06PM0.60m
10:44AM0.34m
10:57PM0.63m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
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5:31
5:31
5:30
5:28
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7:47
7:49
7:50
7:51
2
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
20
20
16
14
14
13
11
11
14
16
17
15
11
9
8
9
12
15
15
14
11
10
9
10
15
15
12
11
12
11
8
7
10
12
12
10
6
4
3
3
6
8
8
10
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.3
E
9
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
33
26
20
15
11
8
8
7
13
7
16
16
15
32
72
71
66
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
5
5
5
2
2
7
7
7
7
7
6
3
6
6
6
10
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
5
3
3
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
W
2
0.4
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
Energy kJ
65
55
69
98
102
69
4
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1248
1248
1249
1249
337
337
140
56
43
56
97
96
93
97
47
127
47
58
43
43
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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