Surf Forecasts:
Nauset Light Beach surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 14 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period, SSE swell with 21 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Nauset Light Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Nauset Light Beach in the next 16 days are 0.4m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 08) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Fri 14th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nauset Light Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for Nauset Light Beach over the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch. We’ve got a long, dry run of nothing but tiny, weak waves and poor surf conditions from Saturday the 8th of August all the way through to Friday the 21st of August. That’s a solid two weeks of flat to ankle-biters. The combined swell energy is mostly in the low single digits or teens (3 to 68), which is basically no energy at all. You’re looking at knee-high dribble at best, and with the winds all over the shop – cross-off, cross, onshore – it’s just not worth paddling out.
The first real glimmer of hope doesn’t show up until Saturday the 22nd of August. On Saturday morning, we finally see some life. The swell bumps up to 2ft from the SE with a period of 11 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 145 (moderate). The wind is a light cross-off from the SSW at 18 mph, which should keep the surface clean. It’s still not pumping, but it’s surfable. Saturday afternoon drops off a bit to 2ft from the E with an 8-second period and energy down to 92 (weak), but with light S winds at 6 mph, it’ll stay clean.
Sunday the 23rd of August looks messy. We’ve got a bit more size – 3ft from the E with a 9-second period and energy around 133 (moderate) – but the wind is howling. Sunday morning it’s a fresh 22 mph cross-off from the WNW, which will trash the surface. Sunday afternoon it switches to a 16 mph cross from the NNW, creating chop. Not the one.
So, if you’re desperate for a paddle, the standout window is Saturday the 22nd of August. It’s the only time in the whole 16 days where the stars kind of align. The morning looks best: 2ft SE swell, clean with that light cross-off breeze. It’s nothing to write home about, but it’s the best we’ve got. The water temp is sitting at 69°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so you won’t need a thick suit.
Keep your hopes low and your expectations lower for the rest of the period. It’s a long, flat spell.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Mon morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | S 6 | E 9 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 6 | E 9 | N 4 | S 6 | NE 3 | SSE 6 | E 14 | SE 4 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:20PM2.05m | 9:05AM1.69m | 9:23PM2.09m | 10:08AM1.74m | 10:24PM2.14m | 11:08AM1.81m | 11:24PM2.18m | 12:05PM1.89m | 00:19AM2.20m | 12:56PM1.95m | 1:12AM2.18m | 1:45PM2.00m | 2:02AM2.13m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:22PM0.21m | 3:15AM0.00m | 3:25PM0.18m | 4:17AM-0.07m | 4:27PM0.11m | 5:15AM-0.15m | 5:25PM0.03m | 6:09AM-0.21m | 6:21PM-0.04m | 7:00AM-0.24m | 7:14PM-0.09m | 7:48AM-0.23m | 8:05PM-0.11m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
 | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 8 | S 6 | E 8 | SSW 4 | N 3 | — | E 8 | S 6 | NNW 4 | SSW 6 | N 4 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SE 4 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 6 | — | E 3 | E 10 | E 10 | — | N 4 | N 4 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SW 4 | E 13 | E 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 4 | NW 4 | SSE 6 | S 3 | SW 4 | W 4 | SSW 6 | N 4 | — | NE 3 | — | SE 3 | SW 5 | NW 4 | W 3 | SW 4 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 32 | 21 | — | 11 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 9 | — | 5 | — | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 373 | 98 | 135 | 373 | 137 | 595 | 385 | 163 | 204 | 2415 | 428 | 204 | 487 | 461 | 615 | 434 | 204 | 163 | 135 | 135 |
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