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Nahant Beach

Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

Nahant Beach 3 photos

  • Long Beach, Nahant

    Long Beach, Nahant. User:Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Little Nahant from Long Beach

    Little Nahant from Long Beach. User:Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • The Breakers Condominium

    The Breakers Condominium. Fletcher6, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:49 pm
8 am
5.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.6
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.7
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
10°C49°F
Water
14°C58°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
5031 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:49 pm
Today
5.9Good8 am149
5.8Good9 am2113
5.6Good10 am2214
5.6Good11 am2314
5.7Good12 pm2213
5.9Good1 pm2012
6.3Good2 pm159
6.4Good3 pm149
6.5Good4 pm138
6.6Good5 pm127
Sat
6.8Good8 am85
6.8Good9 am63
6.9Good10 am32
6.9Good11 am21
6.9Good12 pm42
6.8Good1 pm43
6.9Good2 pm32
7.0Great3 pm11
6.9Good4 pm32
7.0Great5 pm32
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 am, -1.6 m. High at 9 am, 0.7 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.7 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 mLow 3 am, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 9 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 3 pm, -1.7 m5 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 3 am, -1.6 m5 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -1.7 m5 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.0 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.0 GreatBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.5 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms290 m940 ft away
  • Showers280 m910 ft away
  • Drinking water280 m930 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m350 ft. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
110 m360 ft1 Nahant Rd
Nearest town
2.5 km1.5 miLynn (city)
Nearest airport
11 km7 miLogan International Airport (BOS)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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