Surf Forecasts:
Nahant Beach surf forecast from 4 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 6 Jun, 5PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 8 Jun, 11AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period, ENE swell with 362 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 6 Jun, 5PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE 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 (Jun 06) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Nahant Beach in the next 16 days are 1.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jun 08) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Jun 04) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Sat 6th Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Sat 6th Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Mon 8th Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nahant Beach over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
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 kJ | 9 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 45 | 21 | 14 | 28 | 18 | 212 | 362 | 214 | 58 | 79 | 116 | 132 | 104 | 120 | 113 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | on | off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:03PM2.48m | 3:04AM2.79m | 3:46PM2.48m | 3:49AM2.74m | 4:30PM2.51m | 4:37AM2.69m | 5:16PM2.57m | 5:27AM2.65m | 6:03PM2.65m | 6:21AM2.63m | 6:53PM2.78m | 7:17AM2.64m | 7:43PM2.92m | 8:15AM2.67m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:53PM0.51m | 9:28AM0.20m | 9:39PM0.52m | 10:12AM0.22m | 10:27PM0.52m | 10:57AM0.24m | 11:18PM0.48m | 11:45AM0.25m | 00:13AM0.41m | 12:35PM0.25m | 1:09AM0.29m | 1:27PM0.23m | 2:06AM0.14m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 |
 | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — | 8:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 45 | 21 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 18 | — | 214 | 58 | 79 | 116 | 132 | 104 | 120 | 113 | 111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ESE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | E 7 | ESE 10 | SE 7 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 14 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 11 | — | E 5 | SSE 3 | E 7 | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | WSW 3 | — | SE 2 | S 3 | — | SSE 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | NE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 17 | 3 | 1 | — | 212 | 362 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1240 | 53 | 97 | 650 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 47 | 43 | 93 | 17 | 657 | 32 | 0 | 43 | 28 | 0 | 17 | 43 | 0 | 43 |
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