White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gonna level with you straight up about what’s on the table for the next couple of weeks.

We’re looking at a pretty quiet stretch across the board. The standout spot, and really the only game in town, is White Crest Beach (Wellfleet). It’s a sandbar setup, exposed to the swell, and it’s fairly consistent, but right now the ocean is just not cooperating. The water temp is sitting around 69°F, which is about normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The next few days are a bit of a write-off. Tuesday the 25th has the best chance of a paddle, but it’s weak. Tuesday morning is your best bet with a 1 ft swell from the ESE, clean with a light offshore wind from the west at 12 mph. The wave energy is very low, only about 45. You’ll find something to ride, but it’s far from firing. Tuesday afternoon goes a bit cloudy with a gentle offshore, but the swell is still tiny.

Wednesday the 26th sees a slight bump, with a 2 ft ESE swell in the morning, but the wind goes cross-offshore from the NW. It’s bigger, but the period drops to 8 seconds, so it’s a bit weak and disorganized. Thursday and Friday stay small and messy, with winds shifting around. Thursday morning has a 3 ft swell but a score of zero, and Friday gets a 4 ft but the period is a pathetic 4 seconds and there’s a risk of thunderstorms. The wind is cross-shore, making it choppy.

The weekend and into the following week is pretty grim. The swell hangs around 2 ft to 2 ft with poor conditions. Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th are both tiny and the wind is never truly favorable. Monday the 31st has a couple of morning offshore wind windows, but the swell is down to 0.7 ft and then 0.3 ft. The energy is next to nothing (11 and 19).

We get a little flicker on Tuesday, September 1st, with a 0.7 ft swell but a very long period of 14 seconds. That’s a groundswell, but it’s so small it’s barely going to break. The energy is moderate at 55 and the wind is clean, but you’d be fighting for a wave.

After that, it’s a long stretch of onshore and cross-onshore winds from the north and northeast, with the swell staying under 2 ft until the 6th of September. The winds get strong, and conditions are choppy and lumpy. The only other window is a brief moment on Sunday, September 6th, with a light offshore wind from the SW and a 2 ft ESE swell. It’s clean, but the energy is low (54). Then Monday the 7th brings a near gale from the SW that’ll make it impossible to paddle.

Honestly, if you’re desperate for a surf, your best window is Tuesday morning, August 25th at White Crest Beach. It’s the cleanest it’s going to be, with light offshore winds, but the waves are tiny. For the rest of the forecast, it’s a lot of waiting. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on the windy days, but that’s about it.

Rusty.

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