Surf Forecasts:
Nahant Beach surf forecast from 23 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 26 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period, E swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 27 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period, ENE swell with 5,066 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 26 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Nahant Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Nahant Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 26) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 3.0m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-shore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Nahant Beach in the next 16 days are 4.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 27) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 30) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 26th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 26th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sun 27th Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nahant Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 289 | 501 | 489 | 716 | 919 | 1137 | 2061 | 1717 | 2500 | 3649 | 3511 | 5066 | 2546 | 1917 | 1628 | 1422 | 1126 | 394 | 186 | 120 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:40AM2.51m | 9:51PM2.77m | 10:22AM2.65m | 10:35PM2.86m | 11:00AM2.80m | 11:17PM2.93m | 11:37AM2.95m | 11:57PM2.98m | 12:15PM3.07m | 00:39AM2.99m | 12:54PM3.16m | 1:23AM2.97m | 1:35PM3.21m | 2:09AM2.90m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:35PM0.43m | 4:06AM0.23m | 4:20PM0.28m | 4:46AM0.12m | 5:04PM0.12m | 5:25AM0.04m | 5:46PM-0.02m | 6:04AM-0.02m | 6:28PM-0.14m | 6:44AM-0.04m | 7:12PM-0.21m | 7:26AM-0.02m | 7:58PM-0.23m | ||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 19 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ENE 11 | — | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 919 | 1137 | 2061 | 1717 | 1795 | 2776 | — | 3578 | — | — | — | — | 859 | 394 | 186 | 120 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | — | N 5 | — | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 289 | 501 | 489 | 716 | 770 | — | 30 | — | 2500 | 3649 | 3511 | 5066 | 2546 | 1917 | 1628 | 1422 | 1126 | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 534 | 1241 | 107 | 650 | 956 | 650 | 946 | 515 | 283 | 140 | 460 | 5 | 142 | 233 | 198 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 0 |
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