White sands, United States

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Montauk, 10 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: WST (WST), 45 km.

Watch this spot We email you when White sands is worth the trip.

About White sands

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details 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). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and September, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Montauk, 10 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: WST (WST), 45 km.

Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Saved: this link opens the same trip

Email it Remind me to book

The link holds the trip itself: nothing about you is kept. Check the forecast again before you book.

Book the trip

From Chicago: about 5 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to HVN, direct.
See flights ORD → HVN · Skyscanner from about £140 returnAd
Getting there. 1 h 40 from the airport to White sands.
Car hire · Discover CarsAd
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Montauk, 10 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: WST (WST), 45 km.
Hire and lessons.
Surf lessons in White sands · GetYourGuideAd Board and wetsuit hire in White sands · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

White sands on Google Maps · Directions

Surf spot

The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.

One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Forecast

White sands does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at White sands, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	20, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	18, poor	4 ft7 smushy	151kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	23, poor	6 ft7 smushy	307kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	25, poor	4 ft8 smushy	224kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 20 knots, offshore	13°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	4 ft7 smushy	130kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	2 ft7 smushy	44kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 17 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	11°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	1 ft7 smushy	7kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots	15°C
Mon 26Oct	6, too small	1 ft7 smushy	5kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots	16°C
Tue 27Oct	24, too small	2 ft8 smushy	38kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	16°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to HVN, then 1h 40 by road. About 5h 55 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf White sands
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 6 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf White sands
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf White sands
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to HVN, then 1h 40 by road. About 5h 55 door to door

Rough cost

About £665–£1,210 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
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	£140–£285
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£115–£190
Food	7 days eating out	£260–£480
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£115–£190
Total		£665–£1,210

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

Book the trip

Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

Links marked Ad may pay us a small commission if you book. You pay the same price, and it never changes a score.