Nauset Light Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Massachusetts, USA)

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Nauset Light Beach Surf Guide

Nauset Light Beach in Massachusetts is an exposed sandbar break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the west southwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the east. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Take care of - Urchins - Rips / undertow.

Nauset Light Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	2	fairly consistent	8.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Nauset Light Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Nauset Light Beach occur when a East swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Nauset Light Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Nauset Light Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 36% of the time in August while 31% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 33% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

36%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

31%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

33%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Nauset Light Beach Location Map

Interactive Nauset Light Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Nauset Light Beach is Otis Angb (Falmouth) Airport (FMH) in USA, 51 km (32 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Nauset Light Beach is Nantucket Mem Airport (ACK), also in USA, 62 km (39 miles) away.

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Nauset Light Beach Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 23:25 Local Time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	S	E	E	E
Period (s)	8	10	9	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Nauset Light Beach look like?

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Credit: Bill Orsi

Tides at Nauset Light Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Nauset Harbor, Massachusetts, 1 km from Nauset Light Beach.

Next High Water: 03:20am | 1.88m

Next Low Water: 10:07am | 0.14m

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Nauset Light Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (8.0 °C) at Nauset Light Beach is very cold. Despite the sun, surfers will need to wear a good steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. Relatively mild air temperatures and a windchill factor of (11.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.