White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

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White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) sea temperature is
7.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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 (May 01) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 10s period. 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 1.8m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (May 08) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (May 05) at 11AM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Fri 1st May)4.5ft (1.4m) 10s
Best Surf 5AM (Fri 1st May)4.5ft (1.4m) 10s
Most Powerful 2AM (Fri 8th May)6ft (1.8m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.8
E
8
1.6
E
9
1.3
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
2
SSE
6
1.5
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
422
293
230
181
150
155
185
89
373
283
40
25
13
6
7
7
6
6
14
312
206
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
20
NW
15
SSE
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
NNE
50
NW
15
WNW
30
W
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
25
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
30
SSW
cross
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:45PM3.28m
12:18PM3.01m
00:22AM3.28m
12:58PM2.96m
1:00AM3.26m
1:38PM2.90m
1:38AM3.22m
2:17PM2.83m
2:18AM3.17m
2:58PM2.76m
2:58AM3.10m
3:40PM2.70m
3:42AM3.03m
4:26PM2.65m
Low Tide
6:20AM0.02m
6:29PM0.31m
7:00AM0.02m
7:07PM0.37m
7:39AM0.05m
7:45PM0.44m
8:18AM0.11m
8:25PM0.50m
8:58AM0.18m
9:05PM0.57m
9:40AM0.26m
9:48PM0.64m
10:25AM0.34m
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clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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5:35
5:35
5:33
5:31
5:31
5:30
5:28
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7:37
7:37
7:38
7:39
7:40
7:42
7:43
7:44
14
10
1
1
4
2
Temp °C
9
8
11
13
11
11
9
7
9
11
12
14
13
14
15
14
14
14
13
11
12
7
3
7
8
7
5
5
0
5
3
5
5
4
5
6
7
9
10
10
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
6
1.6
E
9
1.3
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
E
9
1.5
SE
7
Energy kJ
422
293
230
181
150
155
185
68
373
283
40
25
13
6
7
7
6
6
14
13
206
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
0.7
ESE
9
0.1
S
5
0.8
E
8
0.9
NW
5
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
NE
7
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
E
9
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
3
68
1
89
31
16
12
7
2
2
4
13
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
10
31
7
2
1
5
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.7
S
4
0.4
NW
3
1
WNW
4
0.7
WSW
4
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
2.1
SSW
6
2.1
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
2
SSE
6
1.1
S
7
Energy kJ
10
5
3
2
14
2
40
13
69
69
329
344
134
59
55
111
312
127
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
57
57
0
0
85
97
128
2
57
58
156
1932
1817
1159
162
162
1166
117
162
162
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
3
4
3
4
3
2
3
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
9
7
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
4
6
9
8
9
7
7
8
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Information about the White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (White Crest Beach (Wellfleet)) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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