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Forty Step Beach
4.8★ · 6 Google ratings · Nahant, Massachusetts
✓ Parking✓ Short walk
At a glance
Parking
Parking lot · 350 yd away · about 2 spaces
Walk
325 yd · 4 min
Water
70°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
7 ft range today
Length
375 yd of shoreline
Sand
280 ft from the water to the back
Water quality
Good · all 14 samples clean · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Fri 2pm
Map of Forty Step Beach
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
69°F · clear
Water
70°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
1.1 ft · 7 s apart
Wind
8 mph from the SSW
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 05:49 | High tide | ↑ |
| 11:46 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 18:04 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Aug 20, 5:24 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 4 Cliff St, Nahant, MA 01908
🅿 Parking 350 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 325 yd away, about 4 min walk
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Common questions
Where do you park at Forty Step Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 350 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Forty Step Beach?
220 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Forty Step Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Forty Step Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Fri 2pm and the busiest at Sun 6pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
