Surf forecast · United States · East Coast
Surf forecast Ditch Plains (Montauk) today
Waves, swell and wind at Ditch Plains (Montauk) (East Coast, United States) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Small cross-shore.
Ditch Plains (Montauk) surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
Small Best window 17:00–18:00: small, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | 0.7 m · 9 s ↑E | 0.7 m · 7 s ↑E | 15–18 km/h ↑WNW cross-shore |
Sunday 25 October
Small Best window 10:00–13:00: small, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.6 m · 10 s ↑E | 0.6 m · 8 s ↑E | 8–15 km/h ↑NW offshore |
| 12:00 | 0.7 m · 10 s ↑E | 0.6 m · 8 s ↑E | 8–8 km/h ↑WNW light wind |
| 15:00 | 0.6 m · 10 s ↑E | 0.6 m · 8 s ↑E | 8–12 km/h ↑W light wind |
Monday 26 October
Small Best window 07:00–10:00: small, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.6 m · 8 s ↑ESE | 0.6 m · 8 s ↑ESE | 23–25 km/h ↑W cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 0.6 m · 8 s ↑ESE | 0.5 m · 8 s ↑E | 27–22 km/h ↑W cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 0.7 m · 7 s ↑SE | 0.5 m · 8 s ↑E | 20–23 km/h ↑W cross-shore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 08:00–11:00: fun, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑ESE | 0.7 m · 8 s ↑SE | 28–34 km/h ↑NNE offshore |
| 12:00 | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑ESE | 0.7 m · 8 s ↑SE | 21–23 km/h ↑NE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑ESE | 0.7 m · 8 s ↑SE | 12–16 km/h ↑E cross-shore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 15:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Ditch Plains (Montauk)
Open the waves map centred on Ditch Plains (Montauk)
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
More about Ditch Plains (Montauk)
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Questions
- Is there surf at Ditch Plains (Montauk) today?
- Small: waves 0.7 m at 9 s from E, swell 0.7 m · 7 s E (Sat 15:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Ditch Plains (Montauk)?
- Wind 15 km/h from WNW: cross-shore for a beach facing S.
- When is the best time to surf Ditch Plains (Montauk) today?
- 17:00–18:00 (small, cross-shore)
- How warm is the water at Ditch Plains (Montauk)?
- 15.8 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Narragansett 59 km · Long Beach New York 155 km · Rockaway Beach 168 km · Manasquan 204 km · Hampton Beach 229 km · Ocean City Maryland 402 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Ditch Plains (Montauk), and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.