Surf Forecasts:
Nauset Light Beach surf forecast from 15 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 19 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 20 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period, S swell with 169 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 19 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Nauset Light Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Nauset Light Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 12s. Another secondary swell of 0.9m and 5s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Nauset Light Beach in the next 16 days are 1.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 20) 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 1.6m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 19) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sun 19th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sun 19th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Mon 20th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nauset Light Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Grab your board, but maybe leave it in the car for a bit. We’re looking at a long stretch of small, uninspiring surf here at Nauset Light Beach. Honestly, for the next week and a half, it’s a whole lot of nothing. The swell energy is barely a whisper, with most days showing combined energy readings well under 100 (11 to 40), and often sitting at a flat zero. The water’s a touch warmer than normal for mid-July at 68°, but that’s about the only highlight.
Wednesday the 15th kicks off with a tiny 1 ft S swell and a short period of 7 seconds, but it’s not worth paddling out for. Thursday morning (the 16th) tries a 0.3 ft E swell with a super long 15-second period, but there’s just no power behind it and that period will make it close out at a beach break like this. Winds turn offshore on Thursday afternoon, but the swell is still only 0.3 ft.
Through Friday the 17th and the weekend of the 18th-19th, it’s the same story: tiny waves (0.3 ft to 3 ft) and mostly cross-off or offshore winds. The energy ticks up a little on Sunday afternoon to 79, but the wave is still a messy 3 ft from the SSE at 8 seconds.
Monday the 20th morning gives us something that’s *surfable*—a 2 ft SSE swell with a decent 10-second period and a light WNW wind. Energy hits 66. It’s not a standout, just the least-bad option, but the wind is clean. By afternoon, it’s back to poor with onshore crud.
Then we hit a dead zone Tuesday the 21st—zero energy, no swell. Wednesday the 22nd sees a bump to 182 in energy (moderate), with a 2 ft SSE swell and 10-second period, but a howling 16 mph N wind puts a nasty cross-chop on it. Not for paddle surfing; that’s kite territory.
From there, it’s a slow grind of tiny, weak swell (0.7 ft to 3 ft) with poor to fair conditions. The only glimmer comes way out on Monday the 27th morning: a 2 ft SE swell with a 9-second period, offshore W wind at 6 mph, and energy of 136 (moderate). That’s the closest we get to a decent paddle session, but it’s still small and ordinary.
The best on offer? If you’re desperate, the morning of Monday the 20th for a 2 ft clean wave, or the 27th. But truthfully, neither is worth a special trip.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | N 4 | E 15 | E 15 | N 4 | N 4 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 76 | 90 | 63 | 106 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:15PM1.92m | 1:27AM2.26m | 2:08PM1.96m | 2:21AM2.21m | 2:59PM1.97m | 3:14AM2.12m | 3:49PM1.96m | 4:06AM2.00m | 4:39PM1.94m | 4:58AM1.87m | 5:28PM1.89m | 5:52AM1.74m | 6:19PM1.84m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM-0.05m | 8:09AM-0.29m | 8:23PM-0.06m | 9:00AM-0.25m | 9:16PM-0.05m | 9:49AM-0.17m | 10:11PM-0.00m | 10:39AM-0.07m | 11:06PM0.06m | 11:29AM0.05m | 00:02AM0.12m | 12:21PM0.17m | 1:01AM0.18m | ||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
 | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | N 4 | — | S 6 | S 5 | N 4 | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | SE 9 | — | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 11 | 7 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 76 | 90 | 63 | — | 19 | — | — | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SW 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | E 14 | E 8 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 9 | E 8 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | N 4 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | S 5 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SW 5 | SW 7 | WNW 4 | WSW 2 | S 9 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | — | 14 | 7 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 77 | 67 | 85 | 2 | 1 | 106 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 137 | 204 | 931 | 1817 | 204 | 487 | 479 | 615 | 487 | 2716 | 132 | 132 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 132 | 135 | 132 | 105 |
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