Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nauset Beach today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Nauset Beach at 5PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Nauset Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | S 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 9 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 104 | 97 | 119 | 176 | 4 | 105 | 75 | 43 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 58 | 225 | 282 | 942 | 1138 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:10PM1.75m | 5:54AM1.52m | 6:05PM1.70m | 6:50AM1.51m | 7:02PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20AM0.45m | 00:04AM0.29m | 12:16PM0.48m | 1:00AM0.32m | 1:14PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 42 | — | — | — | 942 | 1138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | — | E 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | S 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 160 | 104 | 97 | 119 | 176 | 178 | 105 | 75 | 43 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 35 | 58 | 225 | 282 | 377 | 450 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 478 | 478 | 515 | 515 | 486 | 102 | 340 | 340 | 312 | 311 | 853 | 853 | 911 | 312 | 138 | 2454 | 1138 | 106 | 1133 | 1004 |
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