Surf Forecasts:
White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) surf forecast from 15 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 18 Oct, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, NE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 21 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period, ESE swell with 749 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 18 Oct, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) this week:
The surf forecast for White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 18) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) in the next 16 days are 1.8m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 21) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Oct 17) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Sun 18th Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Sun 18th Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Wed 21st Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 77 | 23 | 175 | 342 | 82 | 47 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 121 | 373 | 749 | 552 | 455 | 511 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:13PM3.12m | 3:54AM2.70m | 3:59PM3.02m | 4:44AM2.60m | 4:50PM2.92m | 5:39AM2.55m | 5:46PM2.86m | 6:34AM2.56m | 6:43PM2.84m | 7:28AM2.62m | 7:38PM2.86m | 8:19AM2.74m | 8:32PM2.93m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:55PM0.30m | 10:04AM0.67m | 10:44PM0.42m | 10:54AM0.76m | 11:37PM0.51m | 11:49AM0.81m | 00:31AM0.55m | 12:45PM0.80m | 1:24AM0.54m | 1:40PM0.74m | 2:15AM0.48m | 2:34PM0.62m | 3:04AM0.40m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:49 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 14 | -1 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 77 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 82 | 47 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 121 | 373 | 749 | 552 | 455 | 511 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | E 11 | — | W 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | E 7 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | E 11 | SE 10 | NE 4 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | SE 2 | SSE 5 | S 6 | W 4 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | — | — | SW 3 | S 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 103 | 1 | 63 | 121 | 13 | 245 | 175 | 342 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 111 | 90 | 506 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 817 | 763 | 925 | 261 | 156 | 474 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 508 | 925 | 532 | 380 | 150 | 93 | 130 | 315 | 143 | 57 |
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