White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • 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), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) at 5PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (27 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (27 May)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri morning, gales from the N by Sat morning).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
5 AM
8 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
!
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
2.1
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
16
7
9
7
12
15
17
14
12
13
16
16
15
17
20
15
53
39
36
26
43
46
261
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
15
NNW
10
NNE
20
ESE
25
SSE
20
SSW
35
SSW
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:40AM2.89m
9:55PM3.19m
10:30AM2.88m
10:38PM3.22m
11:14AM2.87m
11:17PM3.24m
Low Tide
3:52PM0.42m
4:31AM0.22m
4:38PM0.45m
5:17AM0.17m
5:21PM0.48m
5:58AM0.14m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:07
5:07
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8:04
8:05
8:06
8:06
2
2
1
Temp °C
21
24
20
19
18
16
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
11
9
9
18
21
16
17
13
11
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
5
6
7
8
6
8
9
6
2
2
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.5
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.3
ENE
9
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.3
S
6
Energy kJ
17
16
7
9
12
6
7
7
7
12
13
9
9
15
17
20
15
53
39
36
26
43
46
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
NE
6
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
6
Energy kJ
4
4
4
7
7
3
3
3
4
12
12
16
13
14
14
13
6
7
9
9
9
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
8
0.3
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
4
4
4
1
4
1
3
9
16
13
13
7
6
4
3
5
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.4
NW
3
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
S
8
0.6
S
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.6
WNW
3
0.8
NW
4
2.1
N
5
Energy kJ
16
25
48
40
2
12
15
17
14
1
1
10
7
11
7
19
29
7
23
261
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
380
156
380
121
101
76
141
218
141
120
140
196
137
213
166
2
208
474
610
5
416
488
488
616
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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