Surf Forecasts:
Nauset Light Beach surf forecast from 31 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period, S swell with 181 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 1.2m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nauset Light Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, let’s talk Nauset Light Beach on Cape Cod. It’s a sandbar break open to the east, and man, it’s looking like a long, flat spell. We’re going to have to wait a while.
Water temp is around 70°, which is pretty average for this time of year, so nothing crazy there.
For Friday the 31st, it’s tiny. We’ve got a 2ft swell from the southeast, but it’s weak and messy with only 73 on the combined energy. The wind is side-shore, so it’s a choppy mess. Not happening.
Saturday the 1st of August cleans up a little. Morning has a light offshore breeze from the west with the same little 1ft swell, but the energy is just gone. Afternoon gets a cross-offshore breeze but still small. It’s a longboard day if you’re itching.
Sunday and Monday just stay in the same rut. Tiny swell, maybe 1ft, and breezy from the south. A few mornings look clean, but the lack of size is the problem.
We get one pulse on Monday the 10th of August. A 5ft swell from the south pops up with 271 on the energy, which is the biggest we’ll see. But it’s a short-period wind swell at 7 seconds, and the wind turns onshore in the afternoon. That morning might offer a few lumpy, rideable waves for someone who knows what they’re doing. The crowd might show for that one. It’s the only real window in the whole 16 days.
After that, it goes back to tiny, weak, and onshore or side-onshore all the way through Saturday the 15th. For a spot like this in the summer, a dead run like this is just how it goes sometimes. Nothing to do but wait on a change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 11 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 57 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:08AM1.97m | 2:37PM1.83m | 2:49AM1.96m | 3:16PM1.88m | 3:31AM1.93m | 3:57PM1.93m | 4:17AM1.88m | 4:41PM1.97m | 5:06AM1.83m | 5:29PM1.99m | 6:00AM1.76m | 6:22PM2.01m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16PM0.17m | 8:43AM0.01m | 8:57PM0.15m | 9:21AM0.02m | 9:39PM0.12m | 10:00AM0.05m | 10:24PM0.11m | 10:43AM0.09m | 11:14PM0.10m | 11:29AM0.13m | 00:08AM0.10m | 12:22PM0.18m | 1:08AM0.09m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
 | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 57 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | NE 6 | SSW 4 | E 5 | S 8 | E 5 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 8 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 40 | 66 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 34 | 16 | 28 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 20 | 180 | 516 | 171 | 613 | 1684 | 376 | 128 | 160 | 132 | 14 | 132 | 128 | 135 | 160 | 140 | 160 | 160 | 137 |
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