Nauset Light Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s be real about this stretch. Things are pretty flat for Nauset Light Beach (Cape Cod). Not gonna lie to you—the next two weeks are a bummer. No waves worth paddling out for, not a single session above a zero or even a whisper of a ride. The whole 16-day window is one long gap with nothing to recommend. The combined swell energy barely hits triple digits a few times, peaking at 246 on Sunday the 6th, but even that comes with a strong cross-onshore wind and messy conditions. The water’s running at about 70°, a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s small comfort when there’s no shape.

Thursday morning the 3rd: you’ve got 0.7 ft of weak ESE swell with a 9-second period, wind howling from the south at 19 mph, and light rain. That’s a washout. Afternoon brings a risk of thunderstorms, still tiny swell, though wind switches to a gentle offshore from the southwest at 9 mph. It’s clean but with no push.

Friday the 4th starts glassy, a 2 ft E swell at 7 seconds and less than 36 combined energy. That’s the closest thing to a nice morning, but the wave comment says it all—“poor surf conditions.” No power, no real ride.

Saturday the 5th clears up but wind goes cross-on from the north-northeast at 19 mph, swell is only 3 ft at a short 4–5 seconds. Lumpy, weak.

Sunday the 6th sees the biggest energy spike at 246, with 5 ft from the northeast at 7 seconds, but the wind’s a strong cross-onshore at 25 mph. Too messy for anything.

From there it’s downhill. Monday the 7th has a 3 ft NE swell at 10 seconds and 199 energy, but still cross-on wind and choppy. Mid-week, Tuesday morning the 8th gives a clean window with a light cross-off from the west-northwest at 9 mph, but only 1 ft at 9 seconds—not enough to bother.

Through the rest of the first week and into the second, it’s all under 2 ft, often with periods under 10 seconds. A few glassy moments on Saturday the 12th afternoon and Sunday the 13th afternoon, but the swell is barely a ripple at 0.3–0.7 ft.

Even the last few days of the outlook, like Wednesday the 16th with 4 ft from the northeast at 5 seconds and 75 energy, the wind’s onshore or cross-on, and the period is so short it’ll just be bumpy whitewater.

Here’s the deal: for a beach break like Nauset Light, exposed to east swell, with these tiny short-period waves and choppy wind, it’s honestly more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on a few of those windy days. If you’re a surfer, save the drive. Forecasts can change, but right now there’s nothing to chase.

Rusty.

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