Surf Forecasts:
White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 15 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, NE swell with 101 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) this week:
The most powerful waves expected at White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) in the next 16 days are 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Tue 15th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the next couple of weeks for the Cape.
Truth be told, it's a pretty quiet stretch ahead. We’ve got a long gap of hardly anything worth paddling out for, especially through the first week. The real action, if you can call it that, doesn't show up until mid-month, and even then, it's not going to set the world on fire.
The opening days from Tuesday the 8th through to the 14th are a write-off. Tiny waves, mostly around 0.7 ft to 1 ft, with onshore or cross-off winds that just aren't building anything rideable. The combined energy is in the weak range (10-34), so there's just no push. You're better off leaving the board in the car.
We finally get a pulse of energy on Tuesday the 15th of September. The swell bumps up to 4 ft to 5 ft from the NE, but the period is a short, weak 6 seconds. The combined energy climbs to moderate (148-178), which sounds promising, but the wind is cross-onshore from the SE and ESE, making it choppy. For White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) , this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. It’s just messy.
The week of the 16th calms back down quickly. Wednesday morning the 16th sees a drop to 3 ft with a clean cross-off wind, but the energy is already fading (104). From Thursday the 17th onward, it's back to tiny surf under 2 ft. One brief standout happens on Thursday afternoon the 17th: the swell is tiny at 2 ft from the ENE with only 6 seconds of period, but the wind goes glassy. For a few hours, it'll be absolutely clean and mirror-like, but the waves are really just ankle-biters. It’s surfable, but very ordinary.
After that, the forecast dries up completely through the 23rd, with nothing but 0.7 ft to 2 ft dribble and junk winds.
The only day that offers a glimmer for a patient surfer is that glassy Thursday the 17th. Even then, it’s not something to get excited about. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual there. Overall, this 16-day window is a tough one – mostly flat and not worth the wetsuit struggle.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:51PM3.34m | 9:38AM2.97m | 9:55PM3.41m | 10:35AM3.13m | 10:51PM3.47m | 11:25AM3.26m | 11:43PM3.49m | 12:12PM3.36m | 00:33AM3.46m | 12:57PM3.40m | 1:21AM3.37m | 1:40PM3.40m | 2:07AM3.25m | ||||||
Low Tide | 3:37AM0.05m | 3:52PM0.26m | 4:35AM-0.05m | 4:50PM0.11m | 5:27AM-0.12m | 5:44PM-0.01m | 6:14AM-0.15m | 6:34PM-0.09m | 7:00AM-0.11m | 7:22PM-0.11m | 7:43AM-0.02m | 8:08PM-0.07m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | 7:04 | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NNW 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | NNW 5 | SSE 6 | NE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 4 |
| kJ | 26 | 24 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | N 3 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 4 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | ESE 11 | SSE 6 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | SE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | ESE 10 | E 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | ESE 10 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | — | N 4 | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | — | — | 10 | 30 | 80 | 107 | 86 | 20 | 67 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 474 | 474 | 610 | 769 | 815 | 907 | 1249 | 126 | 429 | 101 | 137 | 196 | 208 | 615 | 610 | 573 | 467 | 118 | 156 |
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