Montauk Point - Turtles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the next stretch for Montauk Point - Turtles. We’ve got a bit of a slow start, but there’s a window of clean, rideable surf coming up for a few days, before the ocean gets a bit messy again.

The first few days are a write-off. Saturday the 18th is a total no-go with onshore winds and tiny, weak swell. The combined energy is a measly 21 (weak) on Saturday morning. You’ll be better off doing anything else.

Now, Sunday the 19th is where it starts to get interesting. We’ve got a moderate offshore breeze from the NW cleaning things right up. The swell picks up to a solid 5ft from the SSW with a period of 7 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 215 (moderate). This is your best bet for the first week. The water is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, sitting at 68°F (a 3°F anomaly), so don’t forget a slightly thicker wetsuit.

Monday morning the 20th is glassy. Absolutely dead calm. The swell drops a bit to 3ft from the SSW, but with a period of 8 seconds and that glassy surface, it’ll be a fun, easy session for the intermediate crew. The energy is still moderate at 107.

The middle of the week gets blown out. Tuesday the 21st is all onshore junk, and Wednesday the 22nd sees a big jump in size to 8ft from the SSW. That’s expert territory, but the wind is a cross-onshore mess, so it’s going to be a choppy, lumpy beast. The energy is very strong (1126), but the quality is poor. Honestly, that Wednesday setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Thursday the 23rd offers a bit of a breather. The swell hangs around 5ft from the S with a 9-second period, and we get a clean cross-off breeze. The energy is still moderate (444), but it’s a much better prospect than the day before, even if the score is marginal.

After that, it trails off into smaller, onshore, or cross-shore slop right through the first week of August. Nothing really stands out as a must-surf window. The one exception might be the morning of Saturday the 25th, with a glassy 2ft.

The second week gets a bit of a pulse early on. Sunday, August 2nd, we see a sizeable 8ft SSW swell, but it’s coming with a cross-shore wind and a short 7-second period, so it’s going to be a raw, straight-breaking mess at this beach-and-reef setup. Perfect for a tow-in maybe, but not for a clean paddle session.

Overall, if you’ve got a window, make it Sunday morning, the 19th of July. That’s the standout. The NW offshore and 5ft swell is the cleanest, most fun wave we’ll see for a while. The following Monday morning is also a great option for a glassy, smaller session. The rest is either too small, too big, or too windy.

Rusty, signing off.

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