Oahu South Shore · Honolulu · Hawaii
White Plains Beach Surf Report, Oahu South Shore, HI
White Plains Beach, Oahu South Shore, Hawaii: 3–4 ft faces (2 ft Hawaiian scale), chest high, at 4 pm HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 3.9 ft at 9 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 19 mph cross-shore wind from the east-northeast, gusting 25 mph. Water is about 80°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is -0.1 ft at 8:55 pm.
3–4 ft
2 ft Hawaiian scale
- Swell
- 3.9 ft · 9 s · ESEplus 0.3 ft · 14 s · SSW
- Wind
- 19 mph (ENE), gusts 25cross-shore
- Tide
- 0.7 ft fallinglow -0.1 ft at 8:55 pm
- Water
- 80°Frashguard
- Air
- 79°Ffeels like 78°F
- Sun
- rise 6:39 amset 5:52 pm
White Plains Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at White Plains Beach: 6 pm, Poor to Fair, on a falling low 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 Plains Beach: 6 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 28 | 1.8 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 29 | 1.5 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 29 | 1.0 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 29 | 0.7 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 29 | 0.5 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 29 | 0.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 3 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 26 | 0.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 0.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 0.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 0.7 ft |
| 4 pmnow | 3–4 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 0.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 23 | 0.6 ft |
| 6 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 22 | 0.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Good | 12 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 19 | 2.0 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Good | 12 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 20 | 1.6 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Fair | 14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 23 | 1.2 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 26 | 0.9 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 26 | 0.6 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 26 | 0.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 3 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 26 | 0.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 0.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 0.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 0.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 0.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 24 | 0.5 ft |
| 6 pm | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 23 | 0.4 ft |
White Plains Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 4 pm, sets at White Plains Beach arrive about every 2 minutes with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 3.6 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 14 s
- Lulls
- about 57 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 56% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
White Plains Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at White Plains Beach: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 2–4 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 18 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 2 ft and Poor to Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 2 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for White Plains Beach 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 3.3 ft · 5 s · ESE | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 29 | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 6 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3 ft | Good | 3.0 ft · 8 s · SE | 14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 23 | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 2.8 ft · 5 s · ESE | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 29 | 22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 31 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–3 ft | Poor | 3.1 ft · 5 s · ESE | 18 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 27 | 21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 29 | 8 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 2–3 ft | Poor | 2.8 ft · 5 s · ESE | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 27 | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 27 | 7 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 2.9 ft · 5 s · ESE | 14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 23 | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 29 | 8 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 2 ft | Poor | 3.2 ft · 5 s · ESE | 21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 33 | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 30 | 5 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 2–3 ft | Fair | 2.7 ft · 5 s · ESE | 13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 21 | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 28 | 8 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 2–3 ft | Poor | — | 22 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 27 | 23 mph cross-shore (E) | 5 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–3 ft | Great | — | 10 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 7 mph onshore (S) | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for White Plains Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
White Plains Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at White Plains Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.2 ft at 3:58 am, low 0.4 ft at 11:15 am, high 0.7 ft at 3:19 pm and low -0.1 ft at 8:55 pm. At 4 pm the tide is 0.7 ft and falling.
White Plains Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 2.2 ft at 3:58 amLow 0.4 ft at 11:15 amHigh 0.7 ft at 3:19 pmLow -0.1 ft at 8:55 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 2.2 ft at 4:31 amLow 0.3 ft at 12:01 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 3:49 pmLow -0.1 ft at 9:24 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 2.1 ft at 5:08 amLow 0.3 ft at 12:54 pmHigh 0.5 ft at 4:17 pmLow -0.1 ft at 9:49 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 2.0 ft at 5:47 amLow 0.3 ft at 1:55 pmHigh 0.4 ft at 4:57 pmLow 0.0 ft at 10:17 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 1.9 ft at 6:32 amLow 0.3 ft at 3:01 pmHigh 0.4 ft at 5:42 pmLow 0.1 ft at 10:50 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 1.8 ft at 7:18 amLow 0.3 ft at 4:01 pmHigh 0.4 ft at 7:15 pmLow 0.3 ft at 11:26 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 1.8 ft at 8:07 amLow 0.3 ft at 4:44 pmHigh 0.5 ft at 9:38 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 0.5 ft at 12:22 amHigh 1.7 ft at 8:56 amLow 0.2 ft at 5:10 pmHigh 0.7 ft at 11:21 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | Low 0.6 ft at 2:03 amHigh 1.6 ft at 9:45 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
White Plains Beach water temperature
The water temperature at White Plains Beach is about 80°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 78°F and a 19 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 79 and 80°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 Plains Beach
- Haubush1.2 mi E · 2–3 ft · Poor
- Nimitz Beach1.6 mi W · 3–4 ft · Poor
- Daves Backyard1.7 mi E · 2–3 ft · Poor
- Empty Lots2.9 mi E · 2–3 ft · Poor
- Reef Runway5.8 mi E · 2 ft · Poor
- Turtles Reef6.4 mi WNW · 1–2 ft · Poor
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About White Plains Beach
White Plains Beach is a reef break on the South Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, facing south-southeast.
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