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Montauk, United States

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About Montauk

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SE, so wind from the NW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

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

A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 43). 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 windsurfing at intermediate level the best month is usually September, with about 3 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Montauk. Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots.

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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.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Windsurfing lessons in Montauk · GetYourGuideAdBoard and rig hire in Montauk · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Montauk on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: 18 kn gusting 27, side-shore. Water: chop.

The score for windsurf, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct8027knsidechop
Mon 19Oct8020knside0.8 mwaves
Tue 20Oct8024knside1.0 mwaves
Wed 21Oct8031knside1.1 mwaves
Thu 22Oct024kncross-off0.8 mwaves
Fri 23Oct027kncross-offchop
Sat 24Oct3919knsidechop
Sun 25Oct015knoffnot safeflat
Mon 26Oct014knoffnot safeflat
Tue 27Oct015knoffnot safechop

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan1of 7
  2. Feb1of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun2of 7
  7. Jul2of 7
  8. Aug2of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov2of 7
  12. Dec1of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for windsurf. 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
    Windsurf Montauk

    18 kn gusting 24, side-shore. Water: waves 1 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Windsurf Montauk

    21 kn gusting 31, side-shore. Water: waves 1.1 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 15 kn gusting 24, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 0.8 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 19 kn gusting 27, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Windsurf Montauk

    12 kn gusting 19, side-shore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

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

Rough cost

About £825–£1,490 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £145–£300
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £115–£190
  • Stay £270–£455
  • Food £260–£480

Places to eat near Montauk

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

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