Montauk, United States

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South Edison Beach - Montauk, New York, USA - October 2, 2023 03 — Terrace. Photo: Giorgio Galeotti, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Montauk

Montauk is a town in New York, United States. From Montauk you can reach 11 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Terrace, a surf spot 0.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 33 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is WST, 37 km away.

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Staying in Montauk

33 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: WST, 37 km, NPT, 78 km, HVN, 83 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Montauk.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Montauk each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Montauk too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Cliffs1 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft12 kJ

3 ft98 kJ

5 ft268 kJ

4 ft176 kJ

3 ft113 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cliffs, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	14, poor	3 ft7 smushy	98kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	26, poor	5 ft8 smushy	268kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 19 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	22, poor	4 ft8 smushy	176kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 23 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	52, good	3 ft7 smushy	113kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	2 ft7 smushy	39kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 19 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	11°C

Indian Wells18.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in East Hampton, 4 kmIntermediate and up

2 ft12 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

5 ft257 kJ

5 ft294 kJ

4 ft142 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Indian Wells, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	21, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	22, poor	4 ft6 smushy	146kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	22, poor	5 ft7 smushy	257kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	26, poor	5 ft8 smushy	294kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots, offshore	13°C
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	4 ft7 smushy	142kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	2 ft7 smushy	42kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, offshore	12°C

Montauk Ditch Plains2.3 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft12 kJ

3 ft98 kJ

5 ft268 kJ

4 ft176 kJ

3 ft113 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Montauk Ditch Plains, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, too small	2 ft4 s	12kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	14, poor	3 ft7 s	98kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	25, poor	5 ft8 s	268kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 19 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	28, poor	4 ft8 s	176kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 23 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	51, good	3 ft7 s	113kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	2 ft7 s	39kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 19 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft4 s	10kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	11°C

Montauk Point - Air Force Base7.8 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft9 kJ

3 ft85 kJ

4 ft191 kJ

4 ft165 kJ

4 ft154 kJ

2 ft34 kJ

2 ft6 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Montauk Point - Air Force Base, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	15, poor	3 ft6 smushy	85kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	27, poor	4 ft8 smushy	191kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 19 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	25, poor	4 ft8 smushy	165kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 21 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	60, good	4 ft7 smushy	154kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	2 ft7 smushy	34kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 19 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	2 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	11°C

Montauk point - alamo8.3 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft9 kJ

3 ft85 kJ

4 ft191 kJ

4 ft165 kJ

4 ft154 kJ

1 ft20 kJ

2 ft6 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Montauk point - alamo, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 s	9kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	12, poor	3 ft6 s	85kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	27, poor	4 ft8 s	191kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 19 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	25, poor	4 ft8 s	165kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 21 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	54, good	4 ft7 s	154kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	1 ft7 s	20kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	2 ft4 s	6kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	11°C

Montauk point - dickies left7.7 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft9 kJ

3 ft85 kJ

4 ft191 kJ

4 ft165 kJ

4 ft154 kJ

2 ft34 kJ

2 ft6 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Montauk point - dickies left, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	15, poor	3 ft6 smushy	85kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	27, poor	4 ft8 smushy	191kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 19 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	25, poor	4 ft8 smushy	165kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 21 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	59, good	4 ft7 smushy	154kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	22, too small	2 ft7 smushy	34kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 19 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	2 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	11°C

Montauk point - Turtles8.3 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft9 kJ

3 ft85 kJ

4 ft191 kJ

4 ft165 kJ

4 ft154 kJ

1 ft20 kJ

2 ft6 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Montauk point - Turtles, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 s	9kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	12, poor	3 ft6 s	85kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	27, poor	4 ft8 s	191kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 19 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	25, poor	4 ft8 s	165kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 21 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	54, good	4 ft7 s	154kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	1 ft7 s	20kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	2 ft4 s	6kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	11°C

Pink House4.2 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft12 kJ

3 ft98 kJ

4 ft198 kJ

4 ft176 kJ

3 ft113 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pink House, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	14, poor	3 ft7 smushy	98kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	18, poor	4 ft8 smushy	198kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 21 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	22, poor	4 ft8 smushy	176kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 23 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	52, good	3 ft7 smushy	113kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	2 ft7 smushy	39kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 19 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	11°C

Terrace0.6 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft12 kJ

3 ft98 kJ

5 ft268 kJ

4 ft176 kJ

3 ft113 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Terrace, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	14, poor	3 ft7 smushy	98kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	26, poor	5 ft8 smushy	268kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 19 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	22, poor	4 ft8 smushy	176kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 23 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	52, good	3 ft7 smushy	113kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	2 ft7 smushy	39kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 19 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	11°C

The Ranch6 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft13 kJ

3 ft100 kJ

4 ft204 kJ

4 ft142 kJ

4 ft115 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Ranch, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	15, poor	3 ft7 smushy	100kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	18, poor	4 ft8 smushy	204kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 21 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	22, poor	4 ft7 smushy	142kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 23 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	42, fair	4 ft7 smushy	115kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	2 ft7 smushy	42kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 19 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	11°C

Trailor Park2.9 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft12 kJ

3 ft98 kJ

4 ft198 kJ

4 ft176 kJ

3 ft113 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Trailor Park, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 s	12kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	14, poor	3 ft7 s	98kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	18, poor	4 ft8 s	198kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 21 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	22, poor	4 ft8 s	176kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 23 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	52, good	3 ft7 s	113kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	2 ft7 s	39kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 19 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	2 ft4 s	10kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	11°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Montauk, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Montauk

Montauk 8.1 km · stays here

Windsurf near Montauk

Montauk 8.1 km · stays here

Places to eat near Montauk

Alimentari Beach MontaukItalian · in the centre
La BrisaTaco · in the centre
Bird on the RoofAmerican · 0.1 km from the centre
Bliss KitchenBreakfast and brunch · 0.1 km from the centre
Blue Sea Take OutMexican · 0.1 km from the centre
MTK Lobster HouseSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits