White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 EDT
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White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) sea temperature is
7.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) today?

The current surf forecast for White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) at 8PM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (06 May)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (06 May)6ft (1.9m)6s

Table - waves today at White Crest Beach (Wellfleet). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
2
S
6
1.9
S
6
2
S
6
1.6
S
6
0.2
E
9
1
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
302
282
324
196
7
71
34
38
26
31
38
49
43
36
56
107
135
125
96
83
83
60
59
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
45
S
40
SSW
45
SSW
35
SW
25
SW
15
W
20
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
20
S
10
SSW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
15
WNW
0
SSW
35
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:40PM2.70m
3:42AM3.03m
4:26PM2.65m
4:29AM2.96m
5:15PM2.64m
5:21AM2.91m
Low Tide
9:40AM0.26m
9:48PM0.64m
10:25AM0.34m
10:35PM0.70m
11:13AM0.40m
11:27PM0.72m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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5:28
5:26
5:26
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7:43
7:44
7:45
7:45
1
3
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
12
11
10
9
12
12
14
13
11
9
8
10
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
8
6
7
5
7
7
8
6
5
10
7
11
7
6
2
1
5
9
3
6
6
7
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
1
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
7
7
7
71
34
38
26
31
38
49
43
36
56
107
135
125
96
83
83
60
59
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
9
0.6
SE
6
0.2
E
9
0.4
NW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
SE
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.4
NW
4
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
Energy kJ
5
5
5
7
20
6
3
1
13
6
10
11
11
11
3
4
4
5
5
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
7
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
7
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
11
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
9
6
1
6
6
6
4
13
12
5
20
4
2
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
6
2
S
6
1.9
S
6
2
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.3
S
6
0.6
SW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.6
WNW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
SW
4
1.1
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
0.9
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
Energy kJ
191
302
282
324
196
115
14
4
2
1
7
12
11
9
10
45
44
26
12
5
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1167
1167
373
373
62
118
2
101
101
121
101
0
101
118
119
129
118
0
62
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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