Surf Forecasts:
Nauset Light Beach surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 3 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, SSE swell with 84 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 0.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 03) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore 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 03) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nauset Light Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what's shaping up for Nauset Light Beach over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you – it's a lean stretch. Most of this period is filled with tiny, messy, or blown-out conditions, and the scores are low across the board. We're looking at day after day of "poor surf conditions" with barely a ripple for the first week and a half. There's a gap of nearly two weeks of flat or junk surf before we finally see a glimmer of hope.
The water temp is sitting at about 70°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that's a small comfort.
The first real standout, and pretty much the only one worth paddling out for, lands on Wednesday, the 9th of September. Keep that date circled. The afternoon is looking glassy with a light offshore breeze, and we'll see a clean 3 ft swell rolling in from the SSE. The period is a very long 14 seconds, so this is proper groundswell with some serious energy behind it – the combined energy reads 302 (moderate to strong). With that kind of long period at a beach break like Nauset, it might be a bit straight and fat, but the clean conditions and that energy make it the best option we've got. It's a sandbar setup, and it's fairly consistent, but it can get crowded sometimes, so expect some company if you're out there.
The Thursday morning (10th September) after that still has a bit of leftover energy from the swell (102 combined energy), but the wind swings around and starts chopping it up, so it won't be as clean.
Honestly, for the rest of the 16 days, it's a whole lot of nothing. There's a brief moment on the 12th with glassy conditions in the morning, but the swell is tiny at 1 ft. It's a tough run. Looks more like a window for a kite session than a proper surf.
Stay patient, and keep an eye on that Wednesday the 9th. That's your window.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 6 | SSE 7 | E 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 19 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 72 | 19 | 41 | 31 | 8 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:01AM1.98m | 1:26PM1.91m | 1:42AM1.99m | 2:04PM1.98m | 2:23AM1.98m | 2:43PM2.03m | 3:07AM1.95m | 3:26PM2.05m | 3:54AM1.89m | 4:12PM2.06m | 4:45AM1.81m | 5:03PM2.04m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09PM0.09m | 7:33AM-0.01m | 7:49PM0.04m | 8:10AM-0.02m | 8:30PM0.00m | 8:48AM0.00m | 9:13PM-0.02m | 9:29AM0.04m | 10:00PM-0.02m | 10:14AM0.09m | 10:51PM0.01m | 11:04AM0.16m | 11:48PM0.04m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 21 | 8 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | NNE 5 | E 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 72 | 19 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | SE 7 | E 6 | NNE 4 | E 5 | E 8 | E 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | S 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | S 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | WNW 3 | NNE 5 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | NNW 2 | NE 4 | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 11 | SE 3 | SE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | W 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 27 | — | 3 | 2 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 13 | 115 | 182 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 135 | 105 | 179 | 204 | 613 | 2598 | 179 | 204 | 615 | 429 | 512 | 2604 | 487 | 137 | 636 | 755 | 550 | 119 | 128 |
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