Surf Forecasts:
Nahant Beach surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, NNE swell with 145 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s 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 Wednesday (Jul 08) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 3s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Nahant Beach in the next 16 days are 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nahant Beach over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, I’m looking at the charts for the next couple weeks, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch for surfers around here. Let's get into it.
We’re looking at Nahant Beach for this whole outlook, and honestly, the swell just isn’t showing up. Right from the start, Friday the 3rd through the weekend, we’re dealing with tiny 0.7 ft waves from the ESE with a period around 9 seconds. That’s barely a ripple. The wind is looking okay at times – Saturday afternoon (July 4th) goes glassy with almost no wind, which is a tease because the waves are useless even for a longboard. It’s all "poor surf conditions" across the board.
Now, heading into the first week of July, the energy does pick up a little. Around Tuesday the 7th, we get a bump in swell height to 4 ft from the SE, but the period drops to a weak 5 seconds, and the combined swell energy is only 84 (weak). That’s a junky, wind-affected mess, especially with heavy rain and onshore winds that morning. Not worth paddling out. Wednesday the 8th has a little more energy (188 – moderate) from the NE with 4 ft, but again the period is a short 6 seconds and it’s onshore. The shape is going to be blown out and chop.
The rest of that first week and into the second week (July 9–12) we’re back to tiny 0.7 ft to 1 ft surf. There are some moments with clean conditions and offshore or cross-offshore winds (the water temp around 57° to 59°F is about average for this time of year here), but you can’t surf what isn’t there. The crowd is "often" at Nahant, but with nothing breaking, it’ll be empty.
Going into the second week (July 13–18) it’s more of the same. Tiny, weak swells. A little bump on the 18th with 2 ft from the SE and 5-second period, combined energy of 28 (weak), with clean winds in the morning – but that’s still a mushy, weak wave at best.
The bottom line: There are no standout sessions here. The whole 16-day window is a gap with no real surf on offer. The swell is consistently tiny or poorly aligned, with short periods and messy winds. If you’re desperate, the cleanest windows for a micro-session might be the glassy afternoon on July 4th or one of those clean mornings around the 12th or 15th, but you’ll be floating on flat water. For a spot that’s consistent by nature, this is a bad run. It’ll change eventually, but right now? Leave the board at home.
Stay patient.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 36°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 72 | 91 | 124 | 88 | 44 | 15 | 15 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:59AM2.89m | 2:36PM2.58m | 2:39AM2.86m | 3:15PM2.62m | 3:21AM2.81m | 3:55PM2.68m | 4:07AM2.76m | 4:39PM2.75m | 4:56AM2.70m | 5:25PM2.82m | 5:49AM2.64m | 6:15PM2.91m | 6:46AM2.60m | 7:09PM3.00m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.09m | 8:29PM0.39m | 8:59AM0.09m | 9:13PM0.37m | 9:40AM0.11m | 9:59PM0.34m | 10:23AM0.14m | 10:48PM0.30m | 11:09AM0.18m | 11:41PM0.25m | 11:59AM0.21m | 00:38AM0.18m | 12:53PM0.24m | ||||||||
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 | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:15 | — |
 | 8:23 | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 30 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 35 | 33 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 27 |
Feels °C | 35 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 91 | 34 | 67 | 44 | 15 | 15 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | — | SE 4 | — | — | N 3 | SE 9 | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | E 10 | SE 8 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 13 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 31 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SE 3 | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 2 | SE 5 | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 3 | — | SE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 72 | — | 124 | 88 | 16 | 1 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 169 | 556 | 108 | 673 | 190 | 367 | 2511 | 652 | 956 | 1249 | 1249 | 342 | 123 | 128 | 127 | 17 | 139 | 47 | 140 | 140 |
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