Surf Forecasts:
White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) surf forecast from 11 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 15 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, N swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 17 Oct, 5PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period, S swell with 389 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 15 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with N 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 Thursday (Oct 15) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 10s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 15s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) in the next 16 days are 1.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 17) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Oct 17) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Thu 15th Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Thu 15th Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sat 17th Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SE 4 | ESE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 123 | 115 | 52 | 159 | 77 | 135 | 63 | 30 | 178 | 110 | 139 | 135 | 76 | 33 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:15AM3.26m | 12:28PM3.41m | 00:59AM3.17m | 1:09PM3.38m | 1:42AM3.07m | 1:49PM3.31m | 2:25AM2.95m | 2:30PM3.23m | 3:08AM2.82m | 3:13PM3.12m | 3:54AM2.70m | 3:59PM3.02m | 4:44AM2.60m | ||||||
Low Tide | 6:33AM0.09m | 7:01PM-0.08m | 7:14AM0.18m | 7:44PM-0.04m | 7:55AM0.29m | 8:27PM0.05m | 8:36AM0.42m | 9:10PM0.16m | 9:18AM0.55m | 9:55PM0.30m | 10:04AM0.67m | 10:44PM0.42m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 13 | 5 | — | 123 | 70 | 50 | 159 | 77 | 135 | 63 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 76 | 33 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | — | E 6 | ESE 7 | NE 6 | SE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 115 | — | 30 | 58 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | SE 8 | — | SSW 9 | — | — | SSE 8 | S 8 | — | — | E 10 | SE 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 8 | — | SE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | — | 8 | — | — | 27 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | NE 4 | N 3 | ENE 4 | — | SSE 8 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | NW 3 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | — | SSW 3 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 52 | — | 50 | 47 | 55 | 7 | 178 | 110 | 139 | 135 | — | 2 | 102 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1685 | 1568 | 1463 | 416 | 117 | 68 | 117 | 57 | 2477 | 822 | 68 | 213 | 769 | 1166 | 4 | 62 | 603 | 763 | 1159 |
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