Surf Forecasts:
White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) surf forecast from 31 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 31 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, NNE swell with 114 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 31 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s 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 Friday (Jul 31) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. 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 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 01) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Fri 31st Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Fri 31st Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Thu 30th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on offer for White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) over the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: this is a tough run. We’re looking at a long stretch of quiet, unexciting surf. The first bit of worthwhile swell doesn’t even show up until July 30th, and even then it’s a bit of a messy situation. The water temp is sitting at a pretty average 68°, nothing out of the ordinary for the time of year.
For the first week, from July 30th right through to August 9th, it’s mostly a write-off. The swell is tiny, generally under 3 ft, and while we get a few brief windows of cleaner conditions – like the glassy calm on Friday afternoon, July 31st, or the offshore wind on Saturday morning, August 1st – the waves are just too small to get excited about. You’ll be looking at ankle-snappers in the 1 ft to 2 ft range. The combined swell energy is very weak, barely cracking 100 (mostly in the teens to 40s). It’s not really surfable.
Things get a little more interesting, but not in a good way, on August 14th. The swell finally picks up, with a 6 ft NNE swell rolling in on Friday afternoon, and the combined energy jumps to 236 (moderate). But here’s the kicker: the wind is howling onshore from the ENE at 19 mph, absolutely trashing any chance of a clean wave. The period on that big swell is a short, weak 6 seconds, so it’s just lumpy, wind-blown junk. The 3 ft swell on the morning of the 14th is the same story – onshore wind and poor conditions. For a sandbar break like this, with that much wind and chop, it’s looking more like a kiteboarding session than a paddle-out.
So, what’s the standout? Honestly, there isn’t a true standout in this whole 16-day window. The best you can hope for is a tiny, clean, waist-high wave on the morning of August 1st, with a light offshore wind from the SW. That’s it. It’s a beginner-friendly wave at 2 ft (SE swell), but it’s not going to get the blood pumping. The crowds are listed as “sometimes,” so you might have a few others with the same idea.
It’s a grim outlook, but that’s the hand we’ve been dealt. Forecasts can change, and this spot is fairly consistent, so it’s not normal to have such a blank run, but this time it’s a long one.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 241 | 91 | 52 | 39 | 45 | 39 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:07AM3.26m | 1:40PM2.97m | 1:46AM3.25m | 2:16PM3.05m | 2:26AM3.23m | 2:53PM3.12m | 3:07AM3.19m | 3:32PM3.19m | 3:51AM3.11m | 4:14PM3.25m | 4:40AM3.01m | 5:02PM3.29m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11PM0.39m | 7:41AM0.09m | 7:52PM0.33m | 8:18AM0.06m | 8:33PM0.27m | 8:56AM0.07m | 9:15PM0.23m | 9:36AM0.10m | 10:00PM0.20m | 10:19AM0.15m | 10:50PM0.19m | 11:06AM0.22m | 11:45PM0.18m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
 | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 9 | NNE 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 57 | 29 | 52 | 17 | 45 | 39 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 9 | E 6 | SE 9 | NE 6 | SSW 3 | E 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | NNE 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 52 | 19 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 10 | S 8 | ENE 6 | S 9 | E 6 | — | S 8 | E 6 | E 5 | S 7 | E 8 | — | E 9 | S 9 | ESE 8 | — | E 9 | — | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | 2 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | — | SW 3 | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | SSW 2 | — | S 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 241 | 91 | 37 | — | 7 | — | 27 | 17 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 64 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 607 | 126 | 1159 | 1693 | 126 | 1685 | 1646 | 162 | 162 | 925 | 607 | 482 | 3427 | 531 |
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