Josephs Beach

Nahant, United States

Sand

Right now

Conditions at 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time.

Fair

Ankle-high (0.4 m) at 4 s, heading toward WSW, with moderate cross-offshore wind toward W.

Swell

0.4 m

WSW

4 s

Wind

15 km/h

W

Cross-offshore

Tide

1.5 m

Rising

Weather

15 °C

Overcast

19 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Saturday, September 19, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 6 s

W

28 km/h · 42 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

0.8 m

Clear · 18 °C

1 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 6 s

W

23 km/h · 38 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

0.9 m

Clear · 18 °C

2 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 6 s

WNW

21 km/h · 36 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

1.4 m

Clear · 17 °C

3 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 6 s

W

19 km/h · 33 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

2 m

Clear · 16 °C

4 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 5 s

WSW

20 km/h · 33 km/h gusts

S

Offshore

2.3 m

Clear · 16 °C

5 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 4 s

SW

19 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

S

Offshore

2.4 m

Mostly clear · 15 °C

6 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 4 s

WSW

19 km/h · 25 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

2.4 m

Clear · 14 °C

7 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 4 s

WSW

20 km/h · 24 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

2.4 m

Clear · 12 °C

8 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 4 s

WSW

16 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

2 m

Clear · 13 °C

9 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 4 s

WSW

15 km/h · 22 km/h gusts

S

Offshore

1.5 m

Clear · 14 °C

10 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 4 s

SW

18 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

SSW

Offshore

1.1 m

Clear · 15 °C

11 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 4 s

SW

16 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

SSW

Offshore

1.1 m

Clear · 15 °C

12 PM

Fair

0.5 m · 4 s

SW

15 km/h · 15 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

1.1 m

Partly cloudy · 14 °C

1 PM

Fair

0.4 m · 4 s

WSW

15 km/h · 15 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

1.2 m

Partly cloudy · 14 °C

2 PM

Fair

0.4 m · 4 s

WSW

15 km/h · 15 km/h gusts

W

Offshore

1.5 m

Overcast · 15 °C

3 PM

Fair

0.4 m · 4 s

WSW

14 km/h · 15 km/h gusts

W

Offshore

2.1 m

Overcast · 15 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 4 s

WSW

14 km/h · 15 km/h gusts

W

Offshore

2.6 m

Overcast · 15 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 4 s

WSW

18 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

W

Offshore

2.7 m

Overcast · 15 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

WSW

18 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

W

Offshore

2.7 m

Overcast · 15 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

WSW

21 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

WNW

Cross-shore

2.7 m

Overcast · 16 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

WSW

23 km/h · 24 km/h gusts

WNW

Cross-shore

2.4 m

Overcast · 16 °C

9 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

WSW

22 km/h · 23 km/h gusts

WNW

Cross-shore

1.8 m

Overcast · 16 °C

10 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 4 s

WSW

22 km/h · 23 km/h gusts

NW

Cross-shore

1.2 m

Clear · 16 °C

11 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 4 s

WSW

21 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

NW

Cross-shore

1 m

Clear · 16 °C

Nearby spots

Explore nearby breaks, starting with the closest. Worth a look when the wind spoils the surf here.