White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

Well, I gotta be straight with you – this outlook is a tough one. The next 16 days are looking pretty flat for the most part, with barely a ripple worth getting excited about. We’ve got a long stretch of poor surf conditions ahead, with only a couple of brief moments that might be worth a paddle, but nothing that’s going to get the heart pumping.

The first hint of anything surfable shows up on the morning of Friday the 4th. White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) will see a tiny 2ft wave from the east, with a short period of 7 seconds. The wind will be glassy, which is a real treat, but the energy is weak – just 60 (combined swell energy). It’s surfable, but very ordinary. Don’t expect much.

The next little window comes on Monday afternoon, the 7th. We’ve got a 4ft swell from the northeast, period of 9 seconds, and a clean cross-offshore breeze from the WNW. The energy is a bit more noticeable at 193 (combined swell energy), which is moderate. Still, it’s a far cry from a proper session. The water temp is about 70°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year at White Crest.

After that, the forecast is a real dud. The swell drops off and the wind turns messy. There’s a decent spike in height on the 5th and 6th, with 5ft to 7ft, but the wind is howling cross-onshore at 18-25 mph, making it lumpy and poor. That’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a clean paddle session. The energy does get up to 483 (combined swell energy) on the morning of the 6th, but with that wind, it’s a write-off for us.

The rest of the run is a desert. From the 8th through to the 17th, we’re looking at tiny waves – mostly 0.7ft to 3ft – with weak energy and very little consistency. The best we get is a few clean, offshore mornings, like on the 15th, but the swell is just too small at 3ft and a period of 5 seconds. It’s a blank run, plain and simple. For this area, that’s not unusual.

So, the honest truth is there’s no standout session here. The best on offer is the early morning of Friday the 4th and the afternoon of Monday the 7th, but neither is going to have you calling in sick. Keep your eyes on the forecasts – it tends not to stay this poor for long.

Rusty.

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