Surf Forecasts:
White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period, NNE swell with 73 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE 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 Friday (Aug 28) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) in the next 16 days are 1.2m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 30) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let me level with you. I’m looking at White Crest Beach in Wellfleet for the next couple of weeks, and honestly? It's a pretty grim picture for a while. The first real chance of anything worth paddling out for doesn’t show up until Friday, September 11th, and even then it’s a bit of a mixed bag.
For the first week and a half, it’s a whole lot of nothing. We’ve got tiny swell, a lot of cross-onshore wind, and conditions that just won’t line up. There’s a bump of energy on the 6th and 7th of September, with the combined swell energy climbing into the moderate zone – around 211 on the Sunday and 208 on the Monday afternoon – but the wind is just trash. It's a strong cross-onshore, so it’s going to be choppy and messy. That kind of setup at a sandbar break like this is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, to be honest.
The real standout, and the only one I’d call a highlight, is the morning of Friday, September 11th. Now, we’re talking over a week out, so don’t book your flights just yet, but the data is showing a chance for something decent. We’re looking at an east swell running 5 ft with a short period of 7 seconds. It’s not huge, but at 5 ft, it’s on that edge where it’s a bit much for beginners but a fun size for everyone else. The wind is forecast to be light from the southwest, which is a cross-offshore direction here, and it says clean. The combined energy of all swells hitting the beach is strong at 248. The only kicker? The winds are supposed to turn fresh from the same direction by the afternoon, so it’s a morning-only call, and that afternoon session goes right back to poor conditions.
Water temp on the 27th of August was sitting at 70° with an anomaly of 3°, so it’s a touch warmer than normal for the time of year, which is nice for a late-season paddle. Shame the waves haven’t got the memo.
I wish I had better news, but for this stretch, your best bet is that Friday the 11th morning session. Everything else is a write-off. Keep an eye on the forecasts, but right now, that’s the only window with a shred of hope.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ESE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 46 | 64 | 49 | 48 | 73 | 33 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 29 | 38 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:58PM3.26m | 12:26PM3.06m | 00:38AM3.29m | 1:03PM3.17m | 1:18AM3.29m | 1:41PM3.26m | 1:59AM3.27m | 2:19PM3.34m | 2:43AM3.21m | 3:00PM3.39m | 3:28AM3.11m | 3:45PM3.40m | 4:19AM2.99m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:03PM0.32m | 6:30AM0.09m | 6:43PM0.21m | 7:08AM0.04m | 7:24PM0.11m | 7:46AM0.02m | 8:06PM0.04m | 8:25AM0.03m | 8:50PM-0.00m | 9:06AM0.08m | 9:36PM0.00m | 9:51AM0.16m | 10:28PM0.04m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 4 | ESE 11 | ENE 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 65 | 46 | 64 | 49 | 48 | 33 | 33 | 7 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 28 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | SSW 3 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | SE 6 | — | E 13 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 15 | 12 | 38 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | NE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | SE 12 | E 11 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 2 | NW 2 | NNE 5 | — | — | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | ENE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 73 | — | — | 3 | 32 | 10 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | — | 29 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1159 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 76 | 183 | 183 | 208 | 2891 | 121 | 244 | 474 | 1165 | 1064 | 1932 | 141 | 815 | 315 | 121 |
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