White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me tell ya, it’s a tough stretch ahead for Cape Cod surf. We’re lookin’ at a long, dry spell with hardly any real swell of note. The forecast is pretty bleak for anyone keen on a paddle.

The first hint of any sort of rideable surf shows up on Monday, July 6th, but it's weak and sloppy. We’re talkin’ tiny 3 ft swell from the SE at White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) with a short, choppy 4-second period – that’s just wind chop from the rain, not something to get excited about. The energy is low, and with light rain and a cross-on SE breeze, you’re lookin’ at a messy, poor surf situation. Honestly, it’s not worth wettin’ a suit for.

The week is a write-off. Wind stays onshore or cross-onshore most days, and the swell stays below 3 ft, with periods mostly under 8 seconds. The water’s a touch warmer than normal at about 67°, but that’s about the only good thing. The surf just doesn't ever get good enough to call a standout. There’s a tiny window of glassy conditions Wednesday the 8th afternoon with a clean 5 ft wave, but it’s got no push – only weak energy – and the period is a weak 7 seconds. That might be the *closest* to a surfable wave, but it’s still flat and weak for the break.

For the rest of the 16-day run, it’s all tiny waves under 3 ft with poor conditions. There’s no punch, no solid groundswell. We get a few days of clean offshore wind from the SW on the 9th and 17th, but with the swell so small and weak (1 ft to 1 ft), it’s barely a ripple. You’d be better off with a longboard and even then, you’d be fightin’ for a bump.

So the honest truth? There’s just no good surf to be had in the 16-day window. The whole stretch from now through July 20th is a bust. It’s a tough one for Cape Cod, it happens. We just gotta wait for the next system to give us something real.

Rusty.

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