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Nauset Light Beach

Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States

Nauset Light Beach 3 photos

  • PLAYA EN NAUSET

    PLAYA EN NAUSET. Manuel Velazquez, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Nauset Light , located in Eastham, Massachusetts , USA.

    Nauset Light , located in Eastham, Massachusetts , USA.. Ted Kerwin, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • The top of Nauset Light in Eastham, Massachusetts , USA.

    The top of Nauset Light in Eastham, Massachusetts , USA.. Ted Kerwin, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 5:46 pm
8 am
4.1
43 km/h27 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.0
43 km/h26 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.1
41 km/h26 mph wind, Fair
11 am
3.9
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
4.0
41 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.1
40 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.2
40 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.2
39 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.3
38 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.1
35 km/h22 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
12°C53°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
4830 km/hmph N
Gusts
6238 km/hmph
Waves
1.7 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:46 pm
Today
4.1Fair8 am4327
4.0Fair9 am4326
4.1Fair10 am4126
3.9Poor11 am4025
4.0Fair12 pm4125
4.1Fair1 pm4025
4.2Fair2 pm4025
4.2Fair3 pm3924
4.3Fair4 pm3824
4.1Fair5 pm3522
Sat
6.4Good8 am149
6.1Good9 am1610
6.0Good10 am1811
6.1Good11 am1811
6.2Good12 pm1711
6.3Good1 pm1610
6.5Good2 pm149
6.5Good3 pm127
6.7Good4 pm96
6.7Good5 pm74
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 am, 0.8 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.6 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 mHigh 8 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 8 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -1.6 m5 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.7 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.

  • Sun6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Nauset Light Beach

From Wikipedia

Nauset Light Beach is a one-mile-long beach on the east coast of outer Cape Cod in Eastham, Massachusetts. It is part of Cape Cod National Seashore. Historic Nauset Light, which visitors can tour, is just inland from the beach. It is one mile north from Coast Guard Beach.

The beach is backed by massive sand dunes which results in steep stairs down to the beautiful sandy beach. It is a very popular beach (the parking lot can fill by 10 a.m.) and often has large waves great for surfing and bodyboarding.

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

Facilities

  • Restrooms90 m300 ft away
  • Showers140 m440 ft away
  • Drinking water140 m440 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m320 ft. Listed as paid
  • Picnic tables90 m290 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.7 km2.3 miEastham (town)
Nearest airport
33 km21 miProvincetown Municipal Airport (PVC)

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

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