Surf Forecasts:
White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) surf forecast from 31 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 3 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period, NNE swell with 405 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 3 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SE 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 (Sep 03) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 6s. 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 2.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) 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 0.8m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NNE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||
PM | 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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 12 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
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 kJ | 10 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 35 | 45 | 47 | 51 | 52 | 81 | 67 | 27 | 37 | 38 | 146 | 144 | 96 | 405 | 364 | 224 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:19PM3.34m | 2:43AM3.21m | 3:00PM3.39m | 3:28AM3.11m | 3:45PM3.40m | 4:19AM2.99m | 4:36PM3.37m | 5:17AM2.87m | 5:34PM3.33m | 6:19AM2.79m | 6:37PM3.29m | 7:25AM2.77m | 7:43PM3.29m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:50PM-0.00m | 9:06AM0.08m | 9:36PM0.00m | 9:51AM0.16m | 10:28PM0.04m | 10:41AM0.26m | 11:24PM0.10m | 11:37AM0.35m | 00:26AM0.15m | 12:38PM0.41m | 1:29AM0.16m | 1:42PM0.43m | 2:34AM0.13m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — |
mm | — | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SE 8 | — | ESE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | — | 7 | 35 | 45 | 38 | 34 | 20 | 81 | 67 | 27 | 37 | 38 | 33 | 144 | 96 | — | 364 | 224 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | NNE 4 | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 11 | — | — | SE 8 | — | WSW 3 | ESE 8 | NNE 3 | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 10 | — | 1 | 13 | 1 | — | 13 | 17 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | NNE 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SSW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | — | NNE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 47 | 51 | 52 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 146 | 91 | — | 405 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1165 | 156 | 849 | 603 | 429 | 761 | 533 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 121 | 121 | 2477 | 2632 | 1012 | 1830 | 156 | 57 |
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