East Hampton · Suffolk County · New York
Main Beach Surf Report & Forecast, East Hampton, New York
Main Beach, East Hampton, New York: 3 ft, waist to chest high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 2.1 ft at 6 seconds from the southwest, with a 21 mph cross-shore 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 2.5 ft at 6:57 pm.
3 ft
waist to chest high · occasional 4 ft
- Swell
- 2.1 ft · 6 s · SWplus 1.9 ft · 11 s · SE
- Wind
- 21 mph (WNW), gusts 32cross-shore
- Tide
- 0.5 ft risinghigh 2.5 ft at 6:57 pm
- Water
- 58°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 54°Ffeels like 39°F
- Sun
- rise 6:29 amset 4:36 pm
Main Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Main Beach: 5 pm, Fair, on a rising mid 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 Main Beach: 6 am, Poor to Fair, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 14 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 25 | 3.5 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 14 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 24 | 3.6 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 27 | 3.2 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 31 | 2.5 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 35 | 1.5 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 33 | 0.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 3 ft | Poor | 24 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 37 | 0.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 32 | -0.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 31 | 0.0 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | 21 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 32 | 0.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | 21 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 33 | 1.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 20 mph offshore (NW), gusts 32 | 1.9 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 12 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 19 | 3.0 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 12 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 19 | 3.3 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 12 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 18 | 3.3 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 21 | 2.8 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 22 | 2.1 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 23 | 1.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 25 | 0.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 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 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 27 | 0.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 26 | 0.9 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 26 | 1.6 ft |
Main Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Main Beach arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 3.2 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 9 s
- Lulls
- about 51 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 56% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Main Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Main Beach: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 1–4 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–1 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Main Beach 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 | 2–3 ft | Fair | 2.4 ft · 6 s · SW | 16 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 27 | 20 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 31 | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 1.6 ft · 11 s · SE | 12 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 18 | 18 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 27 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.0 ft · 6 s · SW | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 15 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–4 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 3 s · ESE | 12 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 18 | 23 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 35 | 12 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 2.8 ft · 8 s · ESE | 20 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 30 | 20 mph offshore (N), gusts 31 | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.0 ft · 7 s · ESE | 18 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 26 | 17 mph offshore (NW), gusts 26 | 6 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.7 ft · 3 s · SW | 19 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 29 | 18 mph offshore (NW), gusts 28 | 4 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.5 ft · 3 s · SW | 15 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 26 | 12 mph offshore (NW), gusts 20 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 10 mph offshore (NNE) | 4 mph offshore (N) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 7 mph offshore (WNW) | 10 mph offshore (WNW) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Main Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Main Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Main Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.1 ft at 12:11 am, high 3.6 ft at 6:39 am, low -0.1 ft at 1:10 pm and high 2.5 ft at 6:57 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 0.5 ft and rising.
Main Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.1 ft at 12:11 amHigh 3.6 ft at 6:39 amLow -0.1 ft at 1:10 pmHigh 2.5 ft at 6:57 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low -0.1 ft at 12:45 amHigh 3.4 ft at 7:19 amLow 0.1 ft at 1:43 pmHigh 2.6 ft at 7:33 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.0 ft at 1:19 amHigh 3.3 ft at 7:57 amLow 0.3 ft at 2:11 pmHigh 2.8 ft at 8:18 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.6 ft at 1:52 amHigh 3.8 ft at 8:41 amLow 1.2 ft at 2:39 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 8:46 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.2 ft at 2:42 amHigh 3.8 ft at 9:12 amLow 1.1 ft at 3:30 pmHigh 3.0 ft at 9:35 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.1 ft at 3:17 amHigh 3.4 ft at 9:50 amLow 0.9 ft at 4:20 pmHigh 2.5 ft at 10:20 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.7 ft at 4:09 amHigh 2.7 ft at 10:35 amLow 0.3 ft at 5:10 pmHigh 2.0 ft at 11:21 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 0.5 ft at 4:58 amHigh 2.3 ft at 11:28 amLow 0.2 ft at 5:56 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 1.9 ft at 12:24 amLow 0.5 ft at 5:57 amHigh 2.2 ft at 12:24 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Main Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Main Beach is about 58°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 39°F and a 21 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 57 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 Main Beach
- Georgica1.0 mi WSW · 2–3 ft · Poor
- Hither Hills State Park11 mi ENE · 3–4 ft · Fair
- Terrace15 mi ENE · 3–4 ft · Poor
- Flies16 mi WSW · 3 ft · Poor
- Ditch Plains16 mi ENE · 3 ft · Poor
- Ponquogue16 mi WSW · 2–3 ft · Poor
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About Main Beach
Main Beach is a beach break in East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York, facing south-southeast. Also called Hamptons.
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