Intermediate: Ditch Plains (Fair, 1.0 m, cross-offshore around 18:00), Turtle Cove (Fair, 1.1 m, cross-offshore around 17:00)
Beginners: Misquamicut (Fair, 0.7 m, cross-offshore around 18:00)
Forecast updated 20 Oct, 01:03 UTC.
The spots
Turtle Cove · reef break, advanced, best on SE/SSE/S swell with N/NNW/NW wind, all tides. Turtle Cove is the boulder-lined cove under the Montauk Point Lighthouse at the very tip of Long Island. It comes alive on big south to southeast hurricane swells, when…
Ditch Plains · reef break, intermediate, best on SE/SSE/S/SSW swell with N/NNW/NW wind, all tides. Ditch Plains, at the east end of Montauk, is a cobble-and-rock reef covered in sand where a south swell peels into a long, soft right; the lefts are shorter. North to…
Napatree · beach break, intermediate, best on SE/SSE/S swell with N/NNE/NE wind, all tides. Napatree Point is a narrow sand spit running west from Watch Hill, facing due south into Block Island Sound. It needs a solid southeast to south swell, and a north to…
Misquamicut · beach break, beginner, best on SE/SSE/S swell with N/NNW/NW wind, all tides. Misquamicut State Beach in Westerly is a long, open sand beach with peaks spread along it, so there is room for everyone. In summer the small south swells are soft…
When to surf in Montauk
Best months for intermediate surfers: October, January to February. The water goes from about 2 °C in February (6/5 mm hooded) to 22 °C in August (Springsuit 2 mm or vest). Best-known spots: Ditch Plains. 1 of the 4 spots suit beginners, such as Misquamicut.