Surf Forecasts:
Nauset Light Beach surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 11 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, N swell with 47 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 1.0m 5s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nauset Light Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here again. Let’s run it back in feet and degrees.
Nauset Light Beach is flat-out barren for the full 16 days. Starting Tuesday, September 8th, we’ve got 0.7ft of weak, short-period ENE swell, energy barely a blip (8). Cross-off wind keeps it clean, but there’s nothing to ride. Wednesday the 9th and Thursday the 10th are the same story—0.3ft to 0.7ft junk. Offshore winds Thursday morning, but still flat. Total dud.
Friday the 11th brings a slight bump: 3ft from the NNW, short 5-second period, energy climbing to 44—still weak. Morning is clean with a cross-off breeze, so you could maybe catch a knee-high wave on a log, but it’s a grind. Afternoon drops back down.
Then it’s a brutal flat spell from Saturday the 12th all the way through Monday the 21st of September. Day after day of 0.3ft to 1ft slop. The 16th is the best of a bad bunch: 3ft NE swell with 7-second period, energy at 80—moderate—and a cross-off NW wind giving clean faces. Still barely waist-high and messy underneath. Not worth the paddle.
There’s a hollow tease on the 22nd of September: a ridiculous 19-second period, but the swell height is only 0.3ft. All period, no push. Energy just 12. That repeats into the 23rd with a 3ft NNE windswell at 35 energy, but it’s cross-on with ripples.
Water temp is average for the season—nothing unusual. The whole outlook is a washout. If you’re a kitesurfer, the 15th and 16th have some cross-shore wind and chop that might work, but for surfers, don’t bother. The Cape goes sleepy sometimes, and this is one of those times. Forecasts can flip, but right now, it’s a big fat zero.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | NNW 5 | N 5 | S 7 | NE 3 | SE 3 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:12PM2.01m | 9:58AM1.76m | 10:15PM2.05m | 10:56AM1.85m | 11:13PM2.08m | 11:47AM1.94m | 00:06AM2.09m | 12:34PM2.00m | 00:54AM2.07m | 1:18PM2.04m | 1:40AM2.02m | 1:59PM2.05m | 2:25AM1.95m | ||||||
Low Tide | 4:04AM-0.03m | 4:18PM0.10m | 5:00AM-0.10m | 5:15PM0.01m | 5:51AM-0.14m | 6:08PM-0.07m | 6:38AM-0.16m | 6:57PM-0.12m | 7:22AM-0.13m | 7:45PM-0.13m | 8:05AM-0.07m | 8:31PM-0.10m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | 7:02 | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | N 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | N 5 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | ENE 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 4 | SE 10 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | E 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | SE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 10 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | SE 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | 13 | 21 | 69 | 133 | 80 | 6 | 31 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 479 | 479 | 615 | 761 | 805 | 912 | 1241 | 140 | 424 | 98 | 135 | 191 | 204 | 620 | 615 | 566 | 461 | 132 | 171 |
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