White Plains Beach • Surf Spot Statistics

Best Surf Season (June - August)

White Plains Beach faces due south, and the surf truly turns on when the Southern Hemisphere gets busy and the trade wind swell clockworks. During the summer months, south-angled energy becomes abundant - the E, ESE, SE and SSE quadrants supply the vast majority of the surf, with wave heights averaging around 5ft (1.5m) and periods in the 10.7-11.4s range. Water temperatures peak at 26.7-27.0°C, making it warm, fun, and grovel-friendly. The catch is wind: the trades blow hard from the ENE up to 83% of the time, so the 'ideal wind' window drops to only 8-11% - but dawn patrol often delivers clean, glassy peaks before the afternoon bump.

Fair Surf Season (April, May, September, October)

These shoulder months mix fading North Pacific energy with the arrival or departure of true south swells. April and May see the trade wind machine strengthening, but the swell direction slowly becomes more southerly, with ESE/SE/SSE contributions climbing. September and October hold onto those south pulses while the trades relax a bit; ideal wind percentages rise to 16-19%. Surf averages 4.5-5ft (1.4-1.5m) with enough consistency for a good score, though it's not as reliable as summer.

Low Surf Season (November - March)

Winter is feast or famine. The average swell height actually peaks at 6ft (1.8m) and periods reach 12.6s, but the dominant energy is from the NW-NNW and NE-ENE quadrants - all of which are largely shadowed or too wraparound to break cleanly on a south-facing beach. Only the rare SSW-to-SE groundswell sneaks in with decent form, and when it does, the ideal N/NNE wind days (21-26% of the time) can produce some glassy gems. Overall, those months are high in swell but low in quality for White Plains, with the majority of the wave trains passing you by.