White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. We’ve got a pretty quiet stretch ahead for Cape Cod, with White Crest Beach in Wellfleet as the only spot on the radar. Don’t get your hopes up too high, because this is a lean run.

The outlook starts on Thursday, 23 July, with a weak little 3 ft swell from the southeast, but a moderate cross-breeze out of the NNW is going to mess it up. The water is sitting at 65°, which is about average for this time of year, and the combined energy is a weak 137 (moderate). It’s a poor scene. Thursday afternoon is even smaller at 3 ft, and the wind swings onshore from the east. Friday and Saturday stay small, with the swell dropping to 2 ft and 2 ft, and the wind continues to be a problem. Saturday afternoon sees a slight bump to 4 ft from the ESE, but it’s onshore wind and a short period of 6 seconds. The energy climbs to 100 (moderate), but it’s still a messy, poor quality wave.

We’ve got a gap of several days here with no real hope. Sunday and Monday are tiny, onshore, and not worth a paddle. Tuesday, 28 July, gets interesting for a moment: Tuesday afternoon, we see a jump to 7 ft from the SE with a period of only 5 seconds. That’s a short-period, wind-driven mess, and the energy spikes to 759 (strong). But with the wind howling from the SSE at 16 mph, this is more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle-surfing one. The wave quality is poor, and it’s a beach break, so it’s going to be a crumbly, blown-out wall. Not for beginners, and honestly not for most surfers.

The best of this whole dreary outlook comes on Thursday, 30 July, in the morning. We get a glassy, clean 2 ft swell from the SE with a period of 9 seconds. The energy is weak at 46, but the conditions are glassy with a light breeze from the ENE. It’s surfable, but it’s not going to blow your mind. It’s the only session that’s not a total write-off. After that, we drop back into the doldrums. The rest of the first week of August is tiny, with swells under 2 ft, and the wind is all over the place. The morning of 7 August offers a little 2 ft from the SSE with a light offshore breeze from the WSW, which is clean, but it’s barely a wave.

Look, it’s a tough outlook. White Crest is a fairly consistent spot, but it’s not delivering this time. The breaks that are consistent, like this one, tend to bounce back, so don’t give up on the Cape just yet. Forecasts can change. For now, the best bet is the glassy Thursday morning (30 July) for a few small, clean logs. Everything else is a pass.

Rusty.

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