White Plains Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, and I'm looking at the next couple of weeks for White Plains Beach. To be honest, it's a pretty grim stretch of forecast. We're looking at a solid 16-day window, but there's a lot of flat, weak, or just plain messy conditions to wade through before we get a sniff of anything decent.

The first few days are a real drag. Starting from Wednesday, the 26th of August, we've got a little bit of swell in the water, but it's marginal at best. The combined swell energy is weak to moderate, coming in around 647 (moderate) on Wednesday morning. The wind is a cross-offshore breeze at 30 km/h, which keeps the surface clean, but the swell is small, around 3 ft from the SSW. That cross-off wind is a bit of a double-edged sword; it's clean, but it's not truly offshore. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.

This marginal, small-wave pattern just kind of hangs around for days. Through Thursday the 27th and Friday the 28th, we see a tiny bump, with the swell glancing up to 4 ft on Thursday morning, but it's still a marginal surf forecast. The energy stays moderate, peaking at 953 (moderate) on Thursday morning. The wind stays a stubborn cross-off from the ENE, mostly around 30 km/h. By Saturday the 29th, the swell drops off hard, with a short, choppy 4 ft from the East on Saturday morning, which is just poor. The combined energy drops to 397 (weak). We then go into a real dead zone from Sunday the 30th of August all the way through to Tuesday the 1st of September. The swell is a pathetic 2 ft to 2 ft, the energy is weak, and the conditions are officially described as "poor". It's a total write-off.

There's a bit of a flicker of life starting on Wednesday the 2nd of September. The swell picks up a little, but it's still in the marginal zone. The real change comes in the second week, around the 4th and 5th of September. We get a bit more size, with the swell hitting 5 ft to 6 ft from the East, but the period is a terrible 7 seconds. That's pure wind chop, and the combined energy is moderate at best (535-459). The wind is also a strong 30-40 km/h cross-off, which will make it look like a washing machine. For a beach break like White Plains, short-period, onshore wind is a recipe for a mess. Even though it's clean, the strength of the wind with that short period makes it look more interesting for a kite session than a paddle session.

The only real standout, and I mean the only one, is the very end of the forecast. On Monday the 7th of September, we finally see a proper change. The wind swings around to the NW, a true offshore breeze at 20 km/h. The swell is a clean 3 ft to 5 ft from the SSW, with a period of 14-15 seconds. That's a proper groundswell, and the energy will be moderate, around 586-922 (moderate). This is a long way out, so it's a promising but less certain call, but it's the best thing on the board. The SSW direction is a solid match for the optimum swell direction for this spot, and with offshore wind, it could finally be fun. The next day, Tuesday the 8th, we see the swell bump up to 5 ft to 6 ft, and the energy jumps to strong (1099-1125). But the wind turns onshore WSW, and the period drops, so it's a case of grabbing the Monday session if you can.

So, to be blunt: this is a tough forecast. There's a lot of waiting. The one window to circle is Monday the 7th of September morning. That's your best bet. Everything else is a maybe, and mostly a no.

Rusty

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