Nahant Beach surf break

Nahant Beach surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 30 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
13.9° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nahant Beach today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nahant Beach at 5AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (30 May)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (30 May)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
5
0.5
E
9
1.3
E
7
3.5
ENE
8
4
NE
9
3.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
6
1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
41
145
1569
2290
1817
1210
1024
785
482
360
313
230
190
195
167
142
142
138
112
227
307
170
78
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
20
N
45
NE
45
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
N
15
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:05PM2.91m
11:43AM2.55m
11:43PM2.92m
12:23PM2.54m
00:22AM2.91m
1:02PM2.53m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.10m
5:29PM0.41m
6:08AM0.09m
6:09PM0.43m
6:47AM0.09m
6:49PM0.44m
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:09
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:12
8:13
7
3
2
4
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
7
9
10
9
8
8
10
16
18
18
14
12
12
11
11
12
11
12
11
11
10
9
6
1
-3
1
4
5
4
4
7
14
16
16
14
10
10
9
9
9
6
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.8
SE
5
1.3
E
7
2.4
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
9
1.4
ENE
6
1
E
6
Energy kJ
26
38
145
858
602
482
360
313
230
190
195
167
142
142
138
112
90
119
170
78
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.3
W
3
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
Energy kJ
17
1
88
68
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
41
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
5
0.3
WNW
2
3.5
ENE
8
4
NE
9
3.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.5
NE
3
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
Energy kJ
69
1
1569
2290
1817
1210
1024
785
1
3
1
4
227
307
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
28
534
657
657
534
5
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
5
32
127
32
17
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
2
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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