White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 03 Mar 2026 EST
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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
2.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) this week:

The surf forecast for White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Mar 04) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) in the next 12 days are 2.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Mar 06) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Mar 08) at 1AM.

Wave TypeTime (EST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 1AM (Wed 4th Mar)1.5ft (0.4m) 9s
Best Surf 7AM (Sat 7th Mar)5.5ft (1.7m) 8s
Most Powerful 4PM (Fri 6th Mar)8ft (2.4m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) over the next 12 days.


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Short Range Forecast A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 5mm) on Tue night. Icy conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the ENE by Thu night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Icy conditions (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Tue
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
2
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
1.9
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)998812121067888999989998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)213010986454643309586713493364292146101997159573824
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
25
WSW
15
WNW
10
SW
15
WSW
5
NNE
20
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
15
SSW
30
SSW
45
SW
25
NW
10
WNW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
on
onononononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:41PM
3.21
12:00PM
3.34
12:22AM
3.24
12:44PM
3.26
1:02AM
3.23
1:26PM
3.14
1:41AM
3.18
2:07PM
2.98
2:20AM
3.10
2:50PM
2.82
3:02AM
3.00
3:37PM
2.65
3:49AM
2.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:44PM
-0.21
6:00AM
-0.13
6:26PM
-0.16
6:44AM
-0.13
7:06PM
-0.07
7:28AM
-0.09
7:46PM
0.06
8:10AM
-0.00
8:26PM
0.22
8:54AM
0.12
9:08PM
0.38
9:41AM
0.27
9:53PM
0.53
10:33AM
0.40
Tue
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise--6:09--6:09--6:07--6:05--6:03--6:01--6:00
Sunset5:30--5:32--5:34--5:35--5:36--5:37--5:38--
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-5-----------1-------
Temp. °C034550120034784551010810
Feels °C (?)-7-3011-3-7-6-9-8-1-201-21-25313
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Information about the White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (White Crest Beach (Wellfleet)) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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