Montauk Point - Turtles surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 EDT
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Montauk Point - Turtles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Montauk Point - Turtles sea temperature is
2.8° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Montauk Point - Turtles this week:

The surf forecast for Montauk Point - Turtles over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Mar 20) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Montauk Point - Turtles in the next 16 days are 2.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Mar 21) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Mar 25) at 11AM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11AM (Fri 20th Mar)2.5ft (0.7m) 8s
Best Surf 8AM (Sat 21st Mar)7ft (2.1m) 7s
Most Powerful 8AM (Sat 21st Mar)7ft (2.1m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Montauk Point - Turtles over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Icy conditions (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 8°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, strong winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
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Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.9
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.8
SE
1.1
SSW
1
S
0.6
SSE
0.6
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)9999886776881097888101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13310681757070148319158532222371231251184545452916
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSW
20
SW
5
WSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
NNE
20
E
10
SE
25
SSW
25
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
20
NNE
35
NNW
35
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
35
WSW
40
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:20PM
0.89
8:39AM
0.82
8:58PM
0.94
9:20AM
0.81
9:39PM
0.97
10:04AM
0.79
10:23PM
0.98
10:51AM
0.74
11:12PM
0.95
11:42AM
0.69
12:06AM
0.91
12:41PM
0.65
1:08AM
0.85
1:53PM
0.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:18AM
-0.11
2:25PM
-0.15
3:03AM
-0.13
3:05PM
-0.16
3:49AM
-0.13
3:46PM
-0.14
4:38AM
-0.10
4:30PM
-0.10
5:32AM
-0.05
5:19PM
-0.05
6:35AM
0.00
6:14PM
0.01
7:53AM
0.05
7:21PM
0.07
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise-6:52--6:50--6:48--6:48--6:46--6:43--6:43-
Sunset--6:57--6:59--7:00--7:00--7:01--7:02--7:04
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
mod rain
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-112335668557885514457
Feels °C (?)-5-4-3-30-2-3440-1111-4-1-8-10-5-4
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The above surf forecast table for Montauk Point - Turtles provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Montauk Point - Turtles can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Montauk Point - Turtles surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Montauk Point - Turtles) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Montauk Point - Turtles is 34 km (21 miles) from Westerly. If you plan a vacation in Long Island New York, look for hotels and other accommodation in Westerly. Westerly has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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