Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Ocean View Drive, Wellfleet. Sandbar all down the beach, big dunes. Beach parking permits are required at most Wellfleet beaches from the Saturday prior to July 1st, till Labor Day. A daily pass is 15 bucks, a weekly is $50! DistanceWeek-end trip WalkInstant access (< 5min) Easy to find?OK Public access?Public access Special accessDon't know |
Alternative name Surfer's Beach
Wave qualityNormal
ExperienceAll surfers
FrequencyRegular
TypeSand-bar
DirectionRight and left
BottomSandy
PowerFun
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good swell directionSouthEast
Good wind directionNorthWest, West
Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 3m+ / 10ft+
Best tide positionLow and mid tide
Best tide movement
Week crowdFew surfers
Week-end crowdCrowded
- Rips / undertow
Use longboard or egg, when big use short board. It can get really, really crowded in the summer. It's an East Coast beach break--so we take what we can get. The locals are cool. There's not much wave here, so 30 surfers make a crowd.
Sandbars shift year to year, so wave quality is variable. In the late summer, the water gets warm enough that a full suit isn't necessary.
Atmosphere
Great, fun. The dunes are impressive, and you'll love carrying your board up the soft, 30-foot hill back to your car.
Morning tides (6am to 9am) are the least crowded, and totally beautiful. The beach is almost empty except for surfers, and folks walking their dogs.
General
It's the very first place I surfed, so I've got a soft spot for the place. There are better breaks on Cape Cod, but this one is almost as good as the rest.
Author: Anonymous Contributors (2)
By anonymous , 03-10-2005
wc - whitecrest is a great beach but it does get crouded so if you go around 5ish the waters a ton warmer dont even need a ws n if its after a storm wave r nice too
By benribnick@hotmail.com , 15-06-2005
help for the CA surfer - The water will still be cold, maybe 4/3 boots and gloves, or maybe a warm 3/2 and boots. The surf is a crap shoot that time of year, could go off... could go flat. Bring your board though. Go see Matt at the Pump House Surf Shop in Orleans (508) 240-2226 if you need a long board or any other surf-related item. Good luck, hope you get some fun surf on Old Cape Cod
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By anonymous , 01-01-2006
Surf Whitecrest - Pretty crowded in the afternoon. But empty at like 5 to 6 am and that's also when the waves are best!