Montauk · Suffolk County · New York
Hither Hills State Park Surf Report & Forecast, Montauk, NY
Hither Hills State Park, Montauk, New York: 3–4 ft, chest high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 3.4 ft at 6 seconds from the southwest, with a 22 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 32 mph. Water is about 58°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next high tide is 2.4 ft at 7:01 pm.
3–4 ft
chest high
- Swell
- 3.4 ft · 6 s · SWplus 1.8 ft · 11 s · SE
- Wind
- 22 mph (WNW), gusts 32offshore
- Tide
- 0.4 ft risinghigh 2.4 ft at 7:01 pm
- Water
- 58°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 54°Ffeels like 38°F
- Sun
- rise 6:28 amset 4:35 pm
Hither Hills State Park surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Hither Hills State Park: 6 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Hither Hills State Park: 6 am, Fair, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Good | 18 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 25 | 3.4 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Fair | 16 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 26 | 3.5 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | 18 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 28 | 3.1 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 32 | 2.4 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Poor | 25 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 37 | 1.5 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 22 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 33 | 0.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 3 ft | Poor | 24 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 35 | 0.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 22 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 32 | -0.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Good | 20 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 28 | 0.0 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 3 ft | Fair | 22 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 31 | 0.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 22 mph offshore (NW), gusts 31 | 1.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 24 mph offshore (NW), gusts 33 | 1.8 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Fair | 13 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 19 | 2.9 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Fair | 13 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 19 | 3.2 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Fair | 13 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 19 | 3.2 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 14 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 20 | 2.8 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 15 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 21 | 2.0 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 23 | 1.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 25 | 0.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 26 | 0.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 27 | 0.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 26 | 0.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 25 | 0.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 25 | 1.4 ft |
Hither Hills State Park waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Hither Hills State Park arrive about every minute with about 1 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 3.6 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 1
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 6 s
- Lulls
- about 30 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 73% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 1.1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Hither Hills State Park surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Hither Hills State Park: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 1–5 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Hither Hills State Park are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 2–4 ft | Good | 3.4 ft · 7 s · SW | 18 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 28 | 20 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 28 | 6 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Fair | 1.8 ft · 5 s · SW | 13 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 19 | 18 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 27 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.0 ft · 6 s · SSW | 14 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 18 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–5 ft | Poor | 0.7 ft · 9 s · ESE | 13 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 18 | 23 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 31 | 12 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1–3 ft | Poor | 2.7 ft · 8 s · ESE | 23 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 31 | 22 mph offshore (N), gusts 30 | 9 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 8 s · ESE | 19 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 25 | 20 mph offshore (NW), gusts 27 | 6 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.5 ft · 3 s · SW | 21 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 31 | 21 mph offshore (NW), gusts 30 | 1 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.3 ft · 2 s · SW | 17 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 27 | 14 mph offshore (NW), gusts 21 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 12 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4 mph offshore (NNW) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 9 mph offshore (WNW) | 10 mph offshore (WNW) | 4 pm |
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Hither Hills State Park tide chart and tide times
Tides at Hither Hills State Park today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.0 ft at 12:16 am, high 3.5 ft at 6:43 am, low -0.1 ft at 1:16 pm and high 2.4 ft at 7:01 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 0.4 ft and rising.
Hither Hills State Park tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.0 ft at 12:16 amHigh 3.5 ft at 6:43 amLow -0.1 ft at 1:16 pmHigh 2.4 ft at 7:01 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low -0.1 ft at 12:49 amHigh 3.2 ft at 7:23 amLow 0.1 ft at 1:50 pmHigh 2.5 ft at 7:37 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.0 ft at 1:23 amHigh 3.2 ft at 8:02 amLow 0.3 ft at 2:17 pmHigh 2.7 ft at 8:21 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.6 ft at 1:55 amHigh 3.6 ft at 8:47 amLow 1.2 ft at 2:44 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 8:50 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.2 ft at 2:45 amHigh 3.7 ft at 9:16 amLow 1.1 ft at 3:36 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 9:39 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.1 ft at 3:20 amHigh 3.3 ft at 9:55 amLow 0.9 ft at 4:25 pmHigh 2.4 ft at 10:24 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.7 ft at 4:11 amHigh 2.6 ft at 10:40 amLow 0.3 ft at 5:15 pmHigh 1.9 ft at 11:25 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 0.5 ft at 5:01 amHigh 2.2 ft at 11:33 amLow 0.2 ft at 6 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 1.9 ft at 12:29 amLow 0.5 ft at 6 amHigh 2.2 ft at 12:28 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Hither Hills State Park water temperature
The water temperature at Hither Hills State Park is about 58°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 38°F and a 22 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 56 and 58°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Hither Hills State Park
- Terrace4.2 mi ENE · 3–4 ft · Poor
- Ditch Plains5.4 mi ENE · 3 ft · Poor
- Turtle Cove9.2 mi ENE · 2–3 ft · Poor
- Main Beach11 mi WSW · 3 ft · Poor
- Georgica12 mi WSW · 2–3 ft · Poor
- Napatree, Rhode Island22 mi NNE · 1 ft · Poor
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About Hither Hills State Park
Hither Hills State Park is a beach break in Montauk, Suffolk County, New York, facing south-southeast. Also called Hamptons.
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