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White Plains Beach, United States

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About White Plains Beach

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces S (178°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (358°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–16 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.5 km out (1 in 147). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 25°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 28°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in July and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kapolei, 4.8 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot and 1 dive site.

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 12 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), direct.

    See flights ORD → HNL · Skyscanner from about £420 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to White Plains Beach.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in KapoleiAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Kapolei · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Kapolei · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct122 ft12 ssoft150kJ29°C
Mon 19Oct132 ft11 ssoft140kJ29°C
Tue 20Oct92 ft7 smushy51kJ29°C
Wed 21Oct112 ft12 ssoft93kJ29°C
Thu 22Oct112 ft8 ssoft54kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct172 ft11 ssoft118kJ30°C
Sat 24Oct193 ft11 ssoft150kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct173 ft12 ssoft197kJ28°C
Mon 26Oct193 ft12 ssoft221kJ28°C
Tue 27Oct253 ft12 ssoft259kJ26°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to HNL, then 35 min by road. About 12h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to HNL, then 35 min by road. About 12h 05 door to door

The plan picks the best of 9 spots near Kapolei each day: Barber's Point - Coast Guard Jetty, ko olinas, Nanakuli Blackrocks, Nanakuli tracks, Parthenos Cliffs, Power Plant, Tankers, Turtles reef, White Plains Beach.

The trip from Kapolei, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,120–£2,095 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to HNL, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£420–£870
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£20–£35
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£270–£455
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£115–£190
Total£1,120–£2,095

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Kapolei

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