Surf Forecasts:
Nauset Light Beach surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 6 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, NE swell with 268 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 6 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE 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 (Sep 06) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Nauset Light Beach in the next 16 days are 1.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 2PM. 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 Tuesday (Sep 08) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sun 6th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sun 6th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sun 6th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nauset Light Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again, giving it to you straight for Nauset Light Beach. Honestly, it’s a grim couple of weeks ahead. The surf is mostly flat or blown out, so keep your expectations on the floor.
The water’s running at 70°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that’s a bit of a comfort on the paddle out. But that’s the only easy part.
We kick off with nothing on Wednesday afternoon—a tiny 1ft ESE windswell with only 25 combined energy, getting torn up by a cross-on breeze. Total dud. Thursday and Friday clean up a bit, but the swell is laughable: less than 1ft, with energy in the single digits to the 30s. You’d need a magnifying glass to find a wave.
Saturday, September 5th, we see a bump to 4ft from the NNE by the afternoon, with combined energy hitting 185—moderate. But the wind is a stiff 30 km/h cross-onshore, making it lumpy and ugly. Sunday the 6th brings the biggest surf of the forecast: 5ft with energy up to 239, but again, strong cross-shore winds up to 40 km/h shred any hope of clean waves. This is more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle-surfing one.
After that, it’s back to tiny, weak swell. From Monday the 7th onward, we’re looking at 3ft and smaller, with most days barely hitting 100 combined energy. Conditions turn clean at times—like Monday afternoon with a light offshore, and again on September 15th and 17th with clean cross-off winds—but you’re still staring at flat, ankle-high dribble.
The best on offer? Monday afternoon, September 7th, gives you 3ft from the NE with clean, glassy conditions and light offshore wind. Surfable, but very ordinary. Then Thursday, September 17th, we see another clean afternoon with 2ft from the E and 63 combined energy. That’s about as good as it gets, and it’s barely worth waxing up for.
The break is fairly consistent in that it always has something, but the quality is poor. A long flat spell like this isn’t unusual around here, so don’t sweat it too much—forecasts can change, and it never stays poor forever.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
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 kJ | 19 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 74 | 184 | 216 | 235 | 210 | 161 | 103 | 101 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross |
High Tide | 4:12PM2.06m | 4:45AM1.81m | 5:03PM2.04m | 5:41AM1.74m | 6:00PM2.01m | 6:43AM1.68m | 7:01PM1.98m | 7:48AM1.66m | 8:07PM1.98m | 8:55AM1.69m | 9:12PM2.01m | 9:58AM1.76m | 10:15PM2.05m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:51PM0.01m | 11:04AM0.16m | 11:48PM0.04m | 12:01PM0.22m | 00:51AM0.07m | 1:04PM0.26m | 1:57AM0.07m | 2:10PM0.25m | 3:02AM0.03m | 3:16PM0.19m | 4:04AM-0.03m | 4:18PM0.10m | 5:00AM-0.10m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:01 | — |
mm | — | — | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 | SSW 5 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | S 6 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 161 | 103 | 101 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 9 | E 6 | N 3 | S 5 | — | S 6 | — | — | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | S 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SE 9 | E 8 | — | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | WNW 3 | N 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 74 | 184 | 216 | 235 | 210 | 3 | 14 | — | 13 | 21 | 145 | 136 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 826 | 135 | 132 | 14 | 137 | 14 | 240 | 135 | 2617 | 2617 | 109 | 110 | 66 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 15 | 487 | 788 | 98 |
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