Montauk Point - Turtles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty, and I'm gonna level with you—this stretch of the coast is looking like a tough slog for the next little while. The surf's been pretty ordinary, and honestly, for the first week and a half, there's not much to get excited about. The water's sitting right around average for the time of year, so no dramas there.

We start off on Thursday, August 27th, with tiny swell around 2ft from the SE, a period of 9 seconds, and weak energy reading (82). The wind's blowing cross-on from the SSW at 12 mph, making it a choppy, poor surf day. That's the story all the way through to the end of August and into early September—small, messy, and not worth paddling out for. There's a long gap of really poor conditions here.

Monday, August 31st, does give us a moment of glassy conditions in the afternoon with the wind dropping to glass off the WSW, but the swell is down to 1ft from the SE, period 8 seconds, and energy is a measly 40. It's flat, really.

Then we hit a bit of a pulse from September 1st, but it's all rain and rough wind. On Tuesday, September 1st, the swell picks up to 4ft from the ENE, but it's a short-period 5-second windswell with a cross-on easterly breeze at 19 mph. The energy is moderate (99), but the surf is lumpy and poor. It gets worse on Wednesday, September 2nd, with 4ft to 5ft, still short period, and a strong breeze up to 28 mph from the ENE. The energy climbs to 223, but it's a messy, cross-onshore situation. By Thursday, September 3rd, the swell hits 10ft from the east with a period of 8 seconds, and the energy is a massive 1040—strong, but the wind is cross-on at 16 mph, making it choppy and only for the real experts. This is a big, powerful, but ugly wall of water.

Now, the one standout in this whole outlook comes on Tuesday, September 8th. We've got Montauk Point - Turtles (Montauk) showing some life. The morning starts with a 4ft swell from the SSE, period 6 seconds, and a light 6 mph WSW wind that's cross-offshore, keeping things clean. The energy is moderate (101). In the afternoon, the swell bumps up to 5ft, still SSE, period 6 seconds, and the wind stays light and cross-off. The energy climbs to 125. The waves are surfable, but the conditions are described as very ordinary. Still, this is the best we've got in the whole 16-day stretch—clean lines, decent size, and a break that's a reef setup, so it should handle the swell direction well. It's an intermediate spot, so you'll want some experience. Crowds are a possibility here, so keep an eye out.

After that, it's back to small stuff and poor conditions through to September 11th, with tiny swell under 2ft and messy winds. The second week is pretty bleak, with nothing else worth mentioning.

So, if you're hanging for a wave, mark out Tuesday, September 8th at Montauk Point - Turtles. It's your best bet, but temper your expectations—it's still only a 1/10 on the score. For everything else, it's a waiting game.

Rusty

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