White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 EST
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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
5.4° 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 11PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.7
SE
0.6
ESE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
SSE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)1111111111111010101099998888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1031281149696926564678856819310786864482646339383837
Wind
(km/h)
45
W
35
W
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
SSW
35
SW
40
WSW
30
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
25
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
25
NNW
25
NW
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:18PM
2.62
10:20AM
3.13
10:58PM
2.69
11:00AM
3.19
11:37PM
2.76
11:39AM
3.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:22PM
0.19
4:21AM
0.45
5:01PM
0.10
5:02AM
0.37
5:39PM
0.02
5:43AM
0.29
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise------7:03-------7:03-------7:03-
Sunset4:34-------4:35-------4:36-------
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-1-1-1025688422223431-1-1-1-201
Feels °C (?)-13-11-9-7-4-2-201-5-6-4-3-4-5-3-2-3-9-9-9-10-8-10
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