White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.93° N 69.98° W

White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) sea temperature is
18.1°C
0.5° 

White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) today (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) at 8PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the E by Sun afternoon).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
1.3
NNE
5
1.8
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
15
15
15
19
80
241
265
164
124
77
56
30
23
14
23
22
22
29
15
24
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
N
10
ENE
10
WNW
35
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
E
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
5
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:29PM2.93m
6:16AM2.53m
6:26PM2.87m
7:14AM2.51m
7:24PM2.87m
Low Tide
11:31AM0.73m
00:16AM0.53m
12:26PM0.80m
1:13AM0.57m
1:22PM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:43
6:40
 mm
1
3
2
Temp °C
18
20
20
21
18
17
15
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
15
Feels °C
18
21
20
21
11
9
8
6
5
7
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
12
13
11
12
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