White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.93° N 69.98° W

White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.7° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) at 4AM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (22 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
1.1
E
4
1.2
E
5
1.4
ENE
5
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
E
5
0.3
ESE
13
0.5
E
5
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
33
33
43
63
109
123
91
62
48
25
31
11
29
29
28
28
34
37
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
10
ENE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
0
NW
10
ESE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:06PM2.93m
7:53AM2.51m
8:03PM2.92m
8:52AM2.53m
9:00PM2.96m
Low Tide
1:53AM0.53m
1:59PM0.77m
2:52AM0.53m
2:54PM0.75m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:30
7:28
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
22
23
25
24
24
Feels °C
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
22
22
22
21
21
22
22
22
22
25
24
24
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