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Nauset Beach

Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States

Nauset Beach 2 photos

  • Nauset Beach, Cape Cod, Mass

    Nauset Beach, Cape Cod, Mass. DC_Rebecca, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Caudina arenata 342305547

    Caudina arenata 342305547. Benny Albro, CC BY 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 5:46 pm
8 am
4.1
45 km/h28 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.2
45 km/h28 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.2
43 km/h27 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.0
43 km/h26 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.2
43 km/h26 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.3
42 km/h26 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.3
43 km/h27 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.2
42 km/h26 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.4
41 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.1
39 km/h24 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
13°C55°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
4629 km/hmph N
Gusts
6339 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:46 pm
Today
4.1Fair8 am4528
4.2Fair9 am4528
4.2Fair10 am4327
4.0Fair11 am4326
4.2Fair12 pm4326
4.3Fair1 pm4226
4.3Fair2 pm4327
4.2Fair3 pm4226
4.4Fair4 pm4125
4.1Fair5 pm3924
Sat
6.1Good8 am159
6.2Good9 am1610
6.0Good10 am1912
6.2Good11 am1811
6.2Good12 pm1811
6.2Good1 pm1711
6.6Good2 pm138
6.7Good3 pm127
6.8Good4 pm96
6.8Good5 pm75
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 am, -1.3 m. High at 9 am, 0.5 m. Low at 4 pm, -1.4 m. High at 10 pm, 0.5 mLow 3 am, -1.3 m4 ftHigh 9 am, 0.5 m2 ftLow 4 pm, -1.4 m5 ftHigh 10 pm, 0.5 m2 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 3 am, -1.3 m4 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -1.4 m5 ft
  • High 10 pm, 0.5 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.8 GoodBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Nauset Beach

Nauset Beach is a sandy beach located on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States. It is 0.3 miles long and has 3.7 acres of area. The nearest town is Orleans, approximately 2.8 miles away.

From Wikipedia

Nauset Beach is a public beach on the east coast of outer Cape Cod in Orleans, Massachusetts, which extends south from a point opposite Nauset Bay to the mouth of Chatham Harbor. It is popular with swimmers, surfers, boogie boarders and fishermen. It, at times, offers some of the highest waves on Cape Cod. Furthermore, it is an excellent spot to view a sunrise.

Facilities include restrooms, showers, snack bar, off-road vehicle trails (permit required), a bike rack and a picnic area.

Source: Nauset Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms30 m110 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 80 m270 ft. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
4.5 km2.8 miOrleans (town)
Nearest airport
40 km25 miProvincetown Municipal Airport (PVC)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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