Nauset Light Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be real about the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a long stretch of flat, frustrating conditions ahead before we see anything that even looks like a wave. The good news? There *is* light at the end of the tunnel, but you’re gonna need some serious patience.

Right now, and for the next two weeks, it’s a wasteland out there. The swell energy is just pathetic – we’re talking single digits for the combined energy reading most days. The water is running a bit colder than usual for this time of year, sitting at 67°F, which is a degree off the norm for Nauset Light Beach. You’ll feel that on the early morning paddle out.

For the first week, from Thursday the 6th right through to Wednesday the 19th, it’s just tiny, blown-out slop. We’re looking at ankle-biters mostly, with the occasional knee-high blip. The periods are all over the place, but the energy is just not there. There’s a brief moment on Monday morning the 10th where it goes glassy with a slight 1ft SSE pulse, but it’s weak and super short-period. It’s not even worth getting the wetsuit wet for.

This stretch is just a write-off. A long, drawn-out blank run of nothing but cross-off breezes and flat calm water. The whole first week is riddled with these tiny, inconsistent swells that don't add up to anything rideable. You’d be better off cleaning your board and checking your fins.

Now, let’s talk about the one true standout. It’s a long way off, and the long-range forecasts are always a bit of a gamble, but the data is promising for Thursday the 21st of August. We finally get a pulse of real swell. It’s not huge, but it’s something. The morning looks like the pick of the window with a 3ft swell coming from the SE, with a period of 5 seconds. It’s not going to be a barrel-fest, but it’s rideable and it will push the energy levels up to 61, which is a massive jump from what we’ve been seeing. The wind is light and offshore, so it should be reasonably clean.

That’s your window. It’s the only day that even gets a nod as ‘surfable’ in the whole forecast. The afternoon softens up a bit, but the morning session is the one to target. Keep your eyes on it, but don’t hold your breath for the whole two weeks.

It's a painful run of flatness, but the ocean’s fickle. It won’t stay this bad forever.

Rusty.

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