Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nauset Beach today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nauset Beach at 11PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Nauset Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ESE 7 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 4:47PM1.90m | 5:17AM1.69m | 5:36PM1.83m | 6:10AM1.58m | 6:27PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.12m | 11:42AM0.25m | 00:23AM0.20m | 12:34PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 |
29 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 3 | — | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 |
3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 11 | 11 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 3 | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 |
— | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | 8 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 65 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 180 | 130 | 130 | 104 | 139 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 134 | 134 | 12 | 134 |
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