Nahant Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's talk about what Nahant Beach has in store for us over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you—it’s looking pretty grim for a paddle. There’s no real surf on offer right now, and we’re staring down a long, flat spell. We’re talking about a gap of days with nothing worth mentioning until we get towards the back half of the period.

Right now, Thursday September 3rd, we’ve got a weak, short-period swell from the SE at 1.3ft with a period of 9 seconds and a combined energy of just 40. That’s barely a ripple. Add in a risk of thunderstorms and a cross-off wind, and it’s a definite "leave the board at home" situation.

Friday the 4th is just as flat. The swell is up to 2.0ft from the ESE, but with a period of only 7 seconds, it’s all mush. The wind is glassy in the morning which is the only positive, but there’s simply no wave energy to work with. The combined energy is a measly 36.

Saturday the 5th sees a bump in swell to 3.6ft from the NE by the afternoon, but the period crashes to a horrible 5 seconds. That’s windswell junk with zero shape. The wind goes cross-on and choppy, making it a complete write-off.

Sunday the 6th is where we finally see some real energy, with a combined swell energy of 243. The swell hits 5.2ft from the ENE with a period of 7 seconds. But here’s the kicker—it’s 5.2ft and onshore. For a beginner break like Nahant Beach, 5.2ft is already getting too big, and with that onshore wind, it’s gonna be a mess. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Monday the 7th keeps that moderate wave energy going (263 combined) with 3.9ft from the ENE and a period stretching to 10 seconds, which is better. But the wind is still cross-on, keeping conditions pretty ordinary. It’s surfable, but you’d be fighting a choppy surface.

We get a tiny window on Tuesday the 8th morning. Swell drops to 2.0ft from the E, period of 9 seconds, and we get a clean, cross-off wind from the WSW. The combined energy is only 58, but for the first time, it’s actually clean. The wave comment says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," which sums it up. It’s a knee-high dribbler, but at least it’s not blown out.

After that, it’s back to the desert. From Tuesday afternoon all the way through to Thursday the 17th, it’s a brutal run of tiny, weak swell and mostly poor conditions. We get a few clean mornings with offshore winds, like Wednesday the 9th and Sunday the 13th, but the swell is 1.0ft or 0.7ft. You’d need a longboard and a lot of patience.

Finally, on Friday the 18th of September, we get a late pulse. The swell comes up to 3.6ft from the NE with a period of 5 seconds. It’s another short-period, onshore mess with a combined energy of 76. It’s not good, but it’s the only pulse of size in the second week worth mentioning. At this point, with those conditions, the setup here is more interesting for a kite than a surfboard.

So, for the 16-day window, there are no true standouts. The absolute best you’ll get is that clean, small session on the morning of Tuesday the 8th. It’s not much, but it’s the only clean window we’ve got. The rest is a flat, choppy wait. Patience, mates.

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