Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nauset Beach today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Nauset Beach at 3AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nauset Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 4 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
26 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:20PM1.72m | 9:06AM1.47m | 9:16PM1.74m | 10:00AM1.51m | 10:09PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29PM0.43m | 3:22AM0.27m | 3:25PM0.41m | 4:15AM0.23m | 4:17PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
26 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | N 4 | NNE 4 | E 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | E 8 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 1 | — | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
— | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | — | 2 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 762 | 12 | 12 | 70 | 840 | 879 | 840 | 1922 | 392 | 104 | 130 | 104 | 130 | 18 | 18 | 356 | 130 | 130 | 130 |
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