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Montauk Point - Air Force Base, United States

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About Montauk Point - Air Force Base

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SE (125°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (305°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 31). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. 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 February, March, April and September, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Montauk, 7.8 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

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

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

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD), direct.

    See flights MDW → PVD · Skyscanner from about £145 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 45 from the airport to Montauk Point - Air Force Base.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct162 ft4 smushy9kJ12°C
Mon 19Oct153 ft6 smushy85kJ14°C
Tue 20Oct274 ft8 smushy191kJ15°C
Wed 21Oct254 ft8 smushy165kJ12°C
Thu 22Oct604 ft7 smushy154kJ16°C
Fri 23Oct192 ft7 smushy34kJ12°C
Sat 24Oct112 ft4 smushy6kJ11°C
Sun 25Oct41 ft7 s3kJ14°C
Mon 26Oct81 ft7 shollow5kJ15°C
Tue 27Oct222 ft8 smushy36kJ15°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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to PVD, then 1h 45 by road. About 5h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Cliffs

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Montauk Ditch Plains

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Montauk point - alamo

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to PVD, then 1h 45 by road. About 5h 55 door to door

The plan picks the best of 10 spots near Montauk each day: Cliffs, Montauk Ditch Plains, Montauk Point - Air Force Base, Montauk point - alamo, Montauk point - dickies left, Montauk point - Turtles, Pink House, Terrace, The Ranch, Trailor Park.

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Rough cost

About £940–£1,680 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to PVD, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£145–£300
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£115–£190
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£270–£455
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£115–£190
Total£940–£1,680

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

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