White Crest Beach surf forecast
Wellfleet · Massachusetts · United States
Today at White Crest Beach: best around 10:00, 0.8 m at 7 s with cross-shore wind. Poor for intermediate surfers, poor for beginners, poor for advanced. Updated 20 Oct, 18:50 UTC.
White Crest Beach surf forecast, next 7 days
The best daylight hour of each day, rated for each level. No day rates Good for intermediate surfers this week.
| Day | Best | Surf | Wind | Beg. | Int. | Adv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:00 | 0.8 m · 7 s | cross-shore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Wed 21 | 16:00 | 1.0 m · 8 s | cross-onshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Thu 22 | 12:00 | 0.7 m · 7 s | cross-shore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Fri 23 | 13:00 | 0.3 m · 7 s | cross-shore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Sat 24 | 15:00 | 0.3 m · 4 s | offshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Sun 25 | 14:00 | 0.1 m · 7 s | cross-offshore | Flat | Flat | Flat |
| Mon 26 | 08:00 | 0.1 m · 7 s | cross-offshore | Flat | Flat | Flat |
Model forecast updated 20 Oct, 18:50 UTC. Hour by hour with swell direction, tide and webcams: open the live forecast.
Town beach below the dunes on Wellfleet's Atlantic side, known locally as the surfers' beach of the Outer Cape. Sandbars break on E to SE swell with a W to SW wind, usually best from low to mid tide, and they shift every year. Seals bring white sharks close to shore from summer into fall, and beaches close to swimming after detections.
- Break
- beach break, peaks both ways; faces ENE
- Level
- intermediate
- Best swell
- E, ESE, SE, NE
- Best wind
- W, WSW, NW (offshore)
- Best tide
- low to mid tide
- Season
- August-October
- Typical size
- 0.5-2 m
- Crowd
- medium
- Hazards
- white sharks (a fatal attack at nearby Newcomb Hollow in 2018); rip currents; steep dune stairs, cold water
Nearby spots
- Coast Guard Beach, Eastham
- Nauset Beach, Orleans
- Marshfield Jetty, Marshfield
- Nantasket Beach, Hull
- Good Harbor Beach, Gloucester
- Nahant Beach, Nahant
Questions
Is White Crest Beach good for beginners?
It is best for intermediate surfers (white sharks (a fatal attack at nearby newcomb hollow in 2018); rip currents). Beginners nearby can try Good Harbor Beach, Gloucester.
What swell, wind and tide work best at White Crest Beach?
E, ESE, SE, NE swell, W, WSW, NW wind (offshore), at low to mid tide. Typical size 0.5-2 m.
Live swell, wind, tide, a 14-day outlook, satellite pictures and webcams for White Crest Beach are in the Surf Spoting app.