Nahant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.42° N 70.90° W

Nahant Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 1 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nahant Beach sea temperature is
19.9° C
1.5° 

Nahant Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Nahant Beach surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period, E swell with 196 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s 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 Thursday (Jul 09) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period. 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 1.3m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Thu 9th Jul)3.5ft (1.0m) 8s
Best Surf 5AM (Thu 9th Jul)3.5ft (1.0m) 8s
Most Powerful 2PM (Wed 8th Jul)4.5ft (1.3m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nahant Beach over the next 16 days.


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