White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 27 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
11.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) today (27 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) at 10PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)--
Afternoon (27 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (27 May)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, near gales from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
11 AM
2 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
3.5
NNE
8
4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
8
7
13
21
24
20
20
15
20
18
28
39
41
40
77
73
50
39
64
47
66
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Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
WSW
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
35
NNE
30
N
25
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
SE
25
S
30
SSW
30
S
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
55
NNE
55
NNE
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:55PM3.19m
10:30AM2.88m
10:38PM3.22m
11:14AM2.87m
11:17PM3.24m
11:56AM2.85m
Low Tide
3:52PM0.42m
4:31AM0.22m
4:38PM0.45m
5:17AM0.17m
5:21PM0.48m
5:58AM0.14m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:07
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:05
8:06
8:06
1
1
3
4
2
Temp °C
20
19
17
16
14
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
10
11
11
11
14
14
13
11
9
9
9
7
16
16
14
13
9
8
8
9
8
10
5
4
4
7
8
8
9
9
7
3
2
2
-2
-5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.7
SW
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.7
S
4
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.2
S
6
0.4
S
7
Energy kJ
7
8
21
8
7
7
8
20
15
13
16
15
14
41
40
77
73
50
39
19
47
66
3
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
E
9
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
NE
6
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.6
S
6
Energy kJ
4
4
7
7
3
3
1
4
13
16
13
13
13
14
21
7
6
13
64
15
7
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
Energy kJ
4
4
3
9
16
3
3
14
7
7
3
9
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.5
S
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
3.5
NNE
8
4
NE
9
Energy kJ
36
40
13
21
24
20
20
18
28
39
4
11
13
12
15
16
1952
2783
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
433
416
117
76
141
141
141
120
140
2
141
992
213
208
2
1165
1165
58
474
474
118
615
607
848
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
4
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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