Surf Forecasts:
White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 4 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 5 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period, ENE swell with 202 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 4 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s 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 (Sep 04) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) in the next 16 days are 1.1m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 30) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty bleak for a proper surf at White Crest Beach. The water is running a touch warmer than normal at 70°, but that's about the only good news.
We're looking at a long stretch of small, weak, and messy conditions. From Saturday the 29th right through to the end of the first week of September, it's a whole lot of nothing. The swell is tiny, the period is short, and the wind is almost always in the wrong direction. A couple of days in early September, like Thursday the 3rd, see a bump in size to 5ft to 5ft, but with a short period and strong cross-shore winds, the combined energy (106 to 185) just means choppy, blown-out slop. Not worth a paddle.
The pattern holds through the first half of the second week. There's a slight glimmer on Sunday the 6th. The afternoon looks glassy with a light ESE breeze, and the swell pushes up to 4ft from the east with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is a moderate 227. It's small, but that glassy wind might make it clean enough for a longboard on a high tide. Monday the 7th is similar, with 4ft from the ENE and a 9-second period, but the cross-shore wind takes the edge off.
Looking further out, Tuesday the 8th sees a bit more size at 5ft from the NE, but with a messy cross-shore wind and energy jumping up to 457, it's still a poor configuration for a beach break. By Wednesday the 9th, the swell drops again. The period bumps up to 13 seconds on a SE swell Thursday morning, but the size is only 2ft, so it's not going to have any push.
The real standout in this whole bleak forecast is the glassy hour on Sunday the 6th. It's your best, and maybe only, bet for a clean, surfable wave. It's not a classic, but it's something. For the rest of it, if you're desperate, you might find a knee-high ripple, but honestly, the persistent onshore and cross-shore winds make this setup look more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing for most of the period.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NE by Mon morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Fri morning). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||
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 5 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 36 | 46 | 38 | 35 | 106 | 185 | 56 | 43 | 32 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:18AM3.29m | 1:41PM3.26m | 1:59AM3.27m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24PM0.11m | 7:46AM0.02m | 8:06PM0.04m | 8:25AM0.03m | 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 | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | 7:19 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | ESE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNE 5 | E 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | — | 7 | 36 | 46 | 38 | 35 | — | — | 56 | 20 | 32 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 8 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 7 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | ESE 8 | E 8 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 17 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 31 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NNE 4 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | E 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | NW 3 | N 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 16 | 31 | 35 | 106 | 185 | 3 | 43 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 474 | 121 | 607 | 380 | 208 | 609 | 474 | 156 | 882 | 101 | 445 | 760 | 797 | 429 | 137 | 137 | 0 | 849 | 208 | 57 |
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