Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nauset Beach today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nauset Beach at 1PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 15). 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 (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Nauset Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 3 | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 57 | 90 | 80 | 97 | 101 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:02AM2.13m | 2:31PM2.02m | 2:50AM2.05m | 3:16PM2.00m | 3:38AM1.93m | 4:01PM1.96m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34AM-0.18m | 8:55PM-0.09m | 9:19AM-0.09m | 9:45PM-0.04m | 10:05AM0.02m | 10:35PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
— | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | E 9 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 |
2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 40 | 55 | 57 | 90 | 80 | 97 | 101 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 989 | 989 | 1806 | 3464 | 2416 | 2636 | 2449 | 1728 | 2449 | 1685 | 1156 | 2416 | 1819 | 1815 | 1057 | 1642 | 969 | 495 | 130 | 160 | 130 | 104 | 0 |
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