Surf Forecasts:
Nauset Light Beach surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, ENE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period, E swell with 413 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE 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 Wednesday (Jul 08) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Nauset Light Beach in the next 16 days are 1.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nauset Light Beach over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here, and this forecast for the Cape is a tough one to swallow. We’re talking about Nauset Light Beach, a sandbar break that’s begging for east swell but isn’t getting any love at all.
Things start off on Wednesday, July 8th. There’s a pulse of east swell coming through at about 6 ft, but a fresh cross-shore wind from the north at 19 mph just tears it apart—lumpy, choppy, a real mess. The period is a short 8 seconds, and the combined energy is 696—moderate power, but all wasted. After that, the plug gets pulled.
From Thursday, July 9th, all the way to the end of the outlook on Thursday, July 23rd, we are looking at a long, dry spell of tiny, weak surf. Wave heights are down to barely 1 to 2 ft, often less. The combined energy numbers are mostly in the single or double digits—that’s weak, barely a ripple. We get a couple of clean windows, like Friday afternoon, July 10th, with glassy conditions and light east wind, and Wednesday morning, July 22nd, another glassy one. But with waves at 1 ft or less and periods around 7 or 8 seconds, it’s a flat-water paddle.
There’s one weird moment on Wednesday, July 15th, with a very long period east swell coming in at 16 seconds, but the wave height is a miserable 0.3 ft. That long-period energy at a beach break would just close out straight anyway—no good. The water temp is about average for this time of year.
Truth is, there’s not a single standout in this whole 16-day window. It’s a flat spell, plain and simple. If you have a longboard and no expectations, you might find a bump on those glassy afternoons, but that’s all she wrote. The ocean is on a break.
Rusty, out.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | S 7 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 234 | 413 | 163 | 77 | 42 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:25AM1.78m | 6:52PM1.96m | 7:22AM1.75m | 7:45PM2.02m | 8:21AM1.74m | 8:41PM2.08m | 9:22AM1.75m | 9:39PM2.15m | 10:23AM1.78m | 10:38PM2.21m | 11:22AM1.83m | 11:35PM2.26m | 12:20PM1.88m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 00:35AM0.18m | 12:52PM0.16m | 1:32AM0.13m | 1:46PM0.18m | 2:32AM0.06m | 2:43PM0.17m | 3:33AM-0.02m | 3:42PM0.14m | 4:32AM-0.11m | 4:40PM0.09m | 5:29AM-0.20m | 5:38PM0.03m | 6:25AM-0.26m | 6:34PM-0.02m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — |
 | 8:16 | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 |
mm | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 4 | E 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 4 | S 8 | S 7 | — | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | 413 | 163 | 77 | 42 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | S 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 7 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 5 | SE 9 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 8 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 234 | 283 | — | 4 | 14 | 41 | 22 | 8 | 4 | — | 7 | 12 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 11 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 107 | 66 | 0 | 15 | 67 | 135 | 171 | 2 | 137 | 137 | 487 | 137 | 479 | 1131 | 487 | 613 | 1152 | 1144 | 530 | 987 |
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