Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nauset Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Nauset Beach at 8PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Nauset Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 14 | E 14 | SSW 4 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SW 4 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 5 | E 13 | N 4 | E 9 |
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2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:05PM1.89m | 00:19AM2.20m | 12:56PM1.95m | 1:12AM2.18m | 1:45PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM-0.04m | 7:00AM-0.24m | 7:14PM-0.09m | 7:48AM-0.23m | 8:05PM-0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | N 3 | S 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 4 | WNW 3 | E 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | SSW 4 |
2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 5 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 5 | E 10 | — | E 9 |
1 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 14 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | E 13 | — | E 9 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 3 | — | S 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | W 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | S 5 | — | N 3 |
1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 15 | — | 2 | — | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 612 | 486 | 515 | 515 | 486 | 613 | 241 | 2446 | 169 | 3482 | 139 | 205 | 2454 | 2454 | 612 | 614 | 840 | 3417 | 3482 | 987 | 621 |
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