White sands
Surf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
24Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 5 ft swell at 8 s
Tue 3 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 20kJ
- Wind
- WSW 8 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Wed 4 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 13kJ
- Wind
- SW 7 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Thu 5 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 24kJ
- Wind
- SW 8 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Fri 6 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 125kJ
- Wind
- S 9 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sat 7 · 24 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 211kJ
- Wind
- SSW 7 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Sun 8 · 43 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 298kJ
- Wind
- WNW 10 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Mon 9 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 118kJ
- Wind
- WSW 2 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 25, too small
- Tue 36, too small
- Wed 44, too small
- Thu 53, too small
- Fri 619, too small
- Sat 724, too small
- Sun 843, too small
- Mon 929, too small
- Tue 1019, too small
- Wed 116, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft8 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 17kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots | 16°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft8 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 20kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots | 17°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 13kJ | wind from the south-west, 7 knots | 18°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 3, too small | 2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 24kJ | wind from the south-west, 8 knots | 17°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 19, too small | 4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 125kJ | wind from the south, 9 knots | 18°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 24, too small | 5 ft7 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 211kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots | 17°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 43, too small | 5 ft8 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 298kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 10 knots, offshore | 13°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 29, too small | 3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 118kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots | 13°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 19, too small | 3 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 58kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 16 knots, offshore | 12°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 6, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 56kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots | 12°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 00:55 +0.4 mLow 06:55 −0.3 mHigh 13:19 +0.5 mLow 19:43 −0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:04 +0.4 mLow 08:12 −0.3 mHigh 14:25 +0.5 mLow 20:44 −0.4 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 03:06 +0.5 mLow 09:21 −0.4 mHigh 15:26 +0.4 mLow 21:38 −0.5 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About White sands
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (155°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (335°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.1 km out (1 in 208). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 22°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Springs, 9.3 km away (about 20 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.
Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,110–US$1,970 each
about US$1,110–US$1,970 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to HVN, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$161–US$335 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$302–US$503 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$637 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$148–US$242 |
| Total | about US$1,110–US$1,970 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
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about 20 min by car · 4 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
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About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 5h 55m
About 5h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → HVN, direct, then 1h 40m by road
Flights ORD → HVN on your dates · AviasalesAd
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