Nahant Beach Sea Temperature

Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in Nahant Beach is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in Nahant Beach and nearby locations.

Water temperature in Nahant Beach right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Nahant Beach, United States on January 10, 2026.

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This water is very cold and can cause pain. We don't recommend you swim in this temperature for anything other than very short swims of 5 to 10 minutes unless you are a very experienced cold water swimmer.

The average sea temperature for Nahant Beach on January 10 over the last 10 years is 6.38° C (43.49° F), with a low temperature of 4.5° C (40.1° F) and a high of 7.94° C (46.29° F).

Analysis and forecast for Nahant Beach water temperatures

The water temperature in Nahant Beach today is the same as the average temperature of 6.38° C (43.49° F) and the temperature on this day last year was 6.38° C (43.49° F).

The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Nahant Beach over the last 30 days:

DateTemperature (Celsius)Temperature (Fahrenheit)
January 106.38° C43.49° F
January 96.41° C43.53° F
January 86.43° C43.58° F
January 76.48° C43.67° F
January 66.5° C43.7° F
January 56.56° C43.82° F
January 46.6° C43.88° F
January 36.62° C43.92° F
January 26.71° C44.07° F
January 16.78° C44.21° F
December 316.86° C44.35° F
December 307.02° C44.64° F
December 297.2° C44.96° F
December 287.17° C44.91° F
December 277.18° C44.92° F
December 267.36° C45.25° F
December 257.42° C45.36° F
December 247.46° C45.42° F
December 237.49° C45.48° F
December 227.54° C45.58° F
December 217.65° C45.76° F
December 207.76° C45.97° F
December 197.91° C46.23° F
December 187.97° C46.35° F
December 178° C46.39° F
December 168.16° C46.68° F
December 158.13° C46.63° F
December 148.27° C46.88° F
December 138.42° C47.16° F
December 128.45° C47.2° F

The actual nearshore temperatures may vary by several degrees and this can also be heavily affected by weather. Strong winds can cause cold, deep waters to replace the surface waters that had been warmed by the sun, and heavy rain can also reduce the temperature of the sea surface temperature as well.

Water temperature in Nahant Beach by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Nahant Beach.

For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in Nahant Beach changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.

Nahant Beach map and nearby water temperatures

Nahant Beach sea temperature map

Locations near Nahant Beach

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Nahant Beach?

The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Nahant Beach because they want to understand and learn how the ocean communicates with the atmosphere of Earth.

SST is one measure that provides information on the global climate, and it can be used to predict the weather in Nahant Beach as well as atmospheric model simulations and to study marine ecosystems in the area.

Data source and citation

Raw data for the calculations made to find the sea surface temperature in Nahant Beach comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their 1/4° daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature.

The water temperature data is constructed by combining observations from different platforms (satellites, ships, buoys, and Argo floats) on a regular global grid. A spatially complete sea surface temperature map is then built by interpolating to fill in gaps in the data.

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