White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 19 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
10.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) at 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 19). An 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 (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (19 May)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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 Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
2 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
16
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.7
NNW
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
25
24
17
18
5
18
19
20
21
21
21
22
13
13
15
20
17
70
94
53
23
13
8
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
40
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
W
15
SSW
25
W
20
NW
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
SE
15
S
15
SW
15
W
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:18PM3.22m
2:27AM3.72m
3:14PM3.16m
3:24AM3.58m
4:12PM3.10m
Low Tide
8:19AM-0.44m
8:30PM0.04m
9:13AM-0.34m
9:26PM0.14m
10:09AM-0.20m
10:25PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:15
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:58
7:58
7:59
2
6
3
1
Temp °C
18
19
22
22
21
18
20
20
20
22
27
27
24
23
19
18
14
12
9
8
10
10
11
11
14
15
19
18
16
12
16
16
17
19
26
25
22
23
17
15
9
6
4
3
6
5
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
16
0.4
SE
8
0.4
S
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
1.2
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
19
25
24
17
18
5
18
14
20
21
21
21
22
13
12
15
15
8
8
87
53
23
13
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.4
SE
9
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
3
3
3
5
5
5
19
9
9
8
3
3
3
13
12
20
12
8
8
8
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
3
3
5
5
5
5
3
3
6
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.2
N
6
Energy kJ
35
40
40
75
138
126
80
40
31
32
22
40
70
53
14
12
14
17
70
94
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
126
128
128
162
118
201
118
118
118
131
377
156
135
101
101
101
140
145
118
141
482
482
380
189
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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