Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) at 5AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at White Crest Beach (Wellfleet). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the N by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 46 | 45 | 78 | 75 | 62 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 43 | 34 | 41 | 45 | 33 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:58PM3.26m | 12:26PM3.06m | 00:38AM3.29m | 1:03PM3.17m | 1:18AM3.29m | 1:41PM3.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30AM0.09m | 6:43PM0.21m | 7:08AM0.04m | 7:24PM0.11m | 7:46AM0.02m | 8:06PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
46 | 46 | 45 | 78 | 75 | 62 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 43 | 33 | 39 | 32 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 3 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | E 5 | E 5 |
9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 |
1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | NW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 |
14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 34 | 41 | 45 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 121 | 118 | 128 | 141 | 183 | 183 | 5 | 156 | 156 | 189 | 208 | 208 | 3127 | 2685 | 1337 | 2458 |
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