White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve been staring at the charts for your neck of the woods, and I gotta be straight with you – this is gonna be a tough stretch. There’s no real surf on the cards. We’re talking a 16-day run with nothing that gets my heart pumping.

The first bit of anything that could be called a wave shows up on the morning of Tuesday, July 7th at White Crest Beach (Wellfleet). We’re looking at a tiny 4ft swell coming from the east, but with a shockingly short period of just 5 seconds – that’s wind slop, not surf. The wind is a cross-offshore from the northwest, which will keep it clean, but combined wave energy is weak at only 75. Honestly, it’s surfable if you’re desperate, but it’s very ordinary. The water is sitting at a notable 66°, which is a touch warmer than normal for the time of year.

That Tuesday afternoon turns ugly quickly. The swell pushes up to 5ft from the east with a slightly better but still poor 6-second period. Combined energy jumps to a moderate 184, but the wind swings cross-on from the north-northeast, making it choppy. It’s a write-off.

Wednesday the 8th is more of the same: 4ft to 4ft east swell, still short period, with cross-onshore or light onshore winds. Energy stays in the moderate range (173 to 225), but conditions are choppy and messy. Not recommended for a paddle. With the wind and mediocre surf quality, this setup honestly looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Thursday the 9th morning is your best chance in the whole outlook, but that’s not saying much. The swell drops to 3ft from the east, still a short 7-second period. The wind, however, goes offshore from the southwest with barely a breath of air, making it glassy. Combined energy is weak at 82. You might snag a few clean little rollers if you’re on a longboard, but it's marginal at best. That afternoon gets blown out again with a strong 16 mph cross-offshore wind.

From Friday the 10th all the way through to Friday the 17th, it’s back to the doldrums. We’re talking tiny 0.7ft to 2ft swells from the east, southeast, or south, with low energy and poor surf conditions right across the board. There’s a brief moment of glassy conditions on the morning of Monday the 13th, but with only 1ft on offer and weak energy (34), it’s barely a ripple. Crowds are always possible here, but honestly, no one’s gonna be out.

The gap after that tiny Tuesday 7th window is massive. We don’t see another mention of anything even close to surfable until maybe the afternoon of Sunday the 12th, and even that’s a generous 2ft southern swell with a 7-second period and weak energy (41). For a spot that’s fairly consistent, it’s a dry spell. Forecasts can change, but right now, this is a blank run.

Rusty.

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