Wellfleet · Barnstable County · Massachusetts
White Crest / Cahoon Hollow Surf Report, Wellfleet, MA
White Crest / Cahoon Hollow, Wellfleet, Massachusetts: 2 ft, waist high, at 11 am EST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Fair. The main swell is 1.8 ft at 11 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 14 mph offshore wind from the west-southwest, gusting 21 mph. Water is about 55°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next high tide is 8.4 ft at 11:42 am.
2 ft
waist high · occasional 3 ft
- Swell
- 1.8 ft · 11 s · ESEplus 0.9 ft · 4 s · WNW
- Wind
- 14 mph (WSW), gusts 21offshore
- Tide
- 8.2 ft risinghigh 8.4 ft at 11:42 am
- Water
- 55°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 52°Ffeels like 43°F
- Sun
- rise 6:23 amset 4:24 pm
White Crest / Cahoon Hollow surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at White Crest / Cahoon Hollow: 8 am, Fair, on a rising mid tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at White Crest / Cahoon Hollow: 6 am, Poor, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 16 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 25 | 1.1 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 15 mph offshore (W), gusts 24 | 2.1 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 15 mph offshore (W), gusts 22 | 3.7 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 16 mph offshore (W), gusts 24 | 5.5 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 16 mph offshore (W), gusts 24 | 7.1 ft |
| 11 amnow | 2 ft | Fair | 17 mph offshore (W), gusts 25 | 8.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 15 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 22 | 8.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 14 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 21 | 7.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 14 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 21 | 6.0 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 14 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 22 | 4.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 15 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 23 | 2.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 15 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 24 | 0.7 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 26 | 1.3 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 26 | 1.6 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 28 | 2.7 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 29 | 4.3 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 28 | 6.0 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 27 | 7.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 28 | 8.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 27 | 7.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 23 | 6.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 18 | 5.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 3.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 6 mph offshore (W) | 1.5 ft |
White Crest / Cahoon Hollow waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 11 am, sets at White Crest / Cahoon Hollow arrive about every 3 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 2.5 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 3 minutes or so, each lasting about 23 s
- Lulls
- about 212 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 15% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
White Crest / Cahoon Hollow surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at White Crest / Cahoon Hollow: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 6–7 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 6–7 ft and Poor to Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–7 ft and Poor.
Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25
Days 11–16 for White Crest / Cahoon Hollow are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Fair | 1.9 ft · 11 s · ESE | 15 mph offshore (W), gusts 22 | 14 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 21 | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 10 s · E | 19 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 28 | 14 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 23 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 0.7 ft · 10 s · E | 14 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 22 | 17 mph onshore (E), gusts 26 | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–5 ft | Poor | 4.9 ft · 7 s · ENE | 25 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 36 | 25 mph onshore (NE), gusts 38 | 5 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 6–7 ft | Poor to Fair | 7.3 ft · 9 s · ENE | 20 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 30 | 18 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 27 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 4–7 ft | Poor | 6.0 ft · 9 s · NE | 23 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 34 | 21 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 32 | 4 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 2–3 ft | Fair | 2.9 ft · 7 s · NE | 14 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 22 | 10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 18 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 7 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 7 mph cross-shore (NW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 8 mph cross-shore (NW) | 7 mph cross-shore (NW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 8 mph cross-shore (N) | 7 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 7 am |
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White Crest / Cahoon Hollow tide chart and tide times
Tides at White Crest / Cahoon Hollow today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 1.0 ft at 5:24 am, high 8.4 ft at 11:42 am and low 0.1 ft at 6:07 pm. At 11 am the tide is 8.2 ft and rising.
White Crest / Cahoon Hollow tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 1.0 ft at 5:24 amHigh 8.4 ft at 11:42 amLow 0.1 ft at 6:07 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 7.2 ft at 12:20 amLow 1.3 ft at 6:06 amHigh 8.0 ft at 12:15 pmLow 0.2 ft at 6:43 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 6.8 ft at 12:57 amLow 1.6 ft at 6:39 amHigh 8.3 ft at 12:58 pmLow 1.2 ft at 7:22 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 7.3 ft at 1:38 amLow 2.5 ft at 7:20 amHigh 8.3 ft at 1:34 pmLow 1.4 ft at 8:07 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 6.8 ft at 2:18 amLow 2.3 ft at 8:04 amHigh 7.7 ft at 2:18 pmLow 1.3 ft at 8:52 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 6.4 ft at 3:05 amLow 2.2 ft at 8:54 amHigh 6.9 ft at 3:04 pmLow 1.0 ft at 9:39 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 5.8 ft at 3:56 amLow 1.9 ft at 9:43 amHigh 6.5 ft at 3:59 pmLow 1.2 ft at 10:28 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 5.9 ft at 4:49 amLow 2.0 ft at 10:41 amHigh 6.4 ft at 4:54 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
White Crest / Cahoon Hollow water temperature
The water temperature at White Crest / Cahoon Hollow is about 55°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 43°F and a 14 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 53 and 56°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near White Crest / Cahoon Hollow
- LeCount Hollow0.7 mi SSE · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Newcomb Hollow2.0 mi NNW · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Marconi Beach3.0 mi SSE · 2 ft · Poor
- Ballston Beach5.1 mi NNW · 2 ft · Poor to Fair
- Coast Guard Beach6.5 mi SSE · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Head of the Meadow10 mi NNW · 2 ft · Good
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About White Crest / Cahoon Hollow
White Crest / Cahoon Hollow is a beach break in Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, facing east-northeast. Also called Whitecrest and Cahoon.
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