Ditch Plains, Montauk

Ditch Plains, Montauk is an SE-facing reef break in Montauk, New York, United States. It picks up swell from E to SW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 41% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the NW: light winds or NW breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SE onshores chop it up.

Break

Reef

Faces

SE (140°)

Best swell

ESE to SSW (110°–200°), 11 s or longer

Best wind

W to N offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

2–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

E to SW (81.5° to 216.5°)

Offshore wind

NW

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

Block Island, RI (154) · 68 km away

Cams

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