Wainscott Beach

Wainscott Beach is an SSE-facing beach break in Town of East Hampton, New York, United States. It picks up swell from ENE to SSW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 41% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the NNW: light winds or NNW breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SSE onshores chop it up.

Rare slot: an island gap lets in swell from 72° (ENE) and nothing either side. It only lines up when a storm sits in that exact direction, more than 190 km out. How slot swells work

Break

Beach

Faces

SSE (152°)

Best swell

ESE to SSW (112°–193°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

WNW to NNE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

ENE to SSW (78.5° to 212.5°)

Rare slot

island gap, 72° ENE

Offshore wind

NNW

Tide

NOAA station 8512354

Wave buoy

Block Island, RI (154) · 94 km away

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