Montauk · Suffolk County · New York
Turtle Cove Surf Report & Forecast, Montauk Point, New York
Turtle Cove, Montauk Point, New York: 2 ft, knee to waist high, at 8 am EST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.6 ft at 11 seconds from the southeast, with a 15 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 20 mph. Water is about 58°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next low tide is 0.1 ft at 2:27 pm.
2 ft
knee to waist high · occasional 3 ft
- Swell
- 1.6 ft · 11 s · SEplus 0.8 ft · 6 s · SW
- Wind
- 15 mph (WNW), gusts 20offshore
- Tide
- 2.9 ft fallinglow 0.1 ft at 2:27 pm
- Water
- 58°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 51°Ffeels like 35°F
- Sun
- rise 6:29 amset 4:33 pm
Turtle Cove surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Turtle Cove: 6 am, Poor, 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 Turtle Cove: 6 am, Poor, on a rising mid tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor | 18 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 23 | 2.3 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor | 15 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 2.7 ft |
| 8 amnow | 2 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 2.9 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor | 15 mph offshore (W), gusts 20 | 2.7 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 15 mph offshore (W), gusts 20 | 2.2 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 17 mph offshore (W), gusts 23 | 1.6 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 20 mph offshore (W), gusts 26 | 0.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 26 | 0.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 28 | 0.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 20 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 27 | 0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 25 | 0.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 26 | 1.0 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 17 mph offshore (NW), gusts 22 | 1.8 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph offshore (NW), gusts 22 | 2.3 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph offshore (NW), gusts 22 | 2.6 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 15 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 22 | 2.7 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 2.4 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 1.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (W), gusts 17 | 1.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (W), gusts 17 | 0.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (W), gusts 16 | 0.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (W), gusts 15 | 0.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph offshore (W), gusts 16 | 0.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph offshore (W), gusts 12 | 0.8 ft |
Turtle Cove waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 8 am, sets at Turtle Cove arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 2.3 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 3 s
- Lulls
- about 24 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 16% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Turtle Cove surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Turtle Cove: the biggest day is Friday, Nov 13 at 2–5 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1 ft and Poor.
Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25
Days 11–16 for Turtle Cove 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Poor | 1.6 ft · 11 s · SE | 14 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 21 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 28 | 2 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.2 ft · 6 s · SSW | 17 mph offshore (NW), gusts 22 | 10 mph offshore (W), gusts 16 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.8 ft · 3 s · ESE | 18 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 24 | 23 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 30 | 1 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 2–5 ft | Poor | 4.2 ft · 6 s · E | 24 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 32 | 24 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 31 | 10 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.8 ft · 5 s · SW | 19 mph offshore (NW), gusts 25 | 30 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 38 | 6 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.5 ft · 9 s · ESE | 21 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 26 | 15 mph offshore (NW) | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.4 ft · 8 s · ESE | 12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 20 | 4 mph offshore (NW) | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 7 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 6 mph offshore (NW) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 11 mph cross-shore (NE) | 5 mph offshore (NNW) | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25 | Days 11–16 for Turtle Cove are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Turtle Cove tide chart and tide times
Tides at Turtle Cove today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low -0.1 ft at 1:27 am, high 2.9 ft at 7:58 am, low 0.1 ft at 2:27 pm and high 2.1 ft at 8:09 pm. At 8 am the tide is 2.9 ft and falling.
Turtle Cove tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low -0.1 ft at 1:27 amHigh 2.9 ft at 7:58 amLow 0.1 ft at 2:27 pmHigh 2.1 ft at 8:09 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.0 ft at 2:06 amHigh 2.7 ft at 8:36 amLow 0.2 ft at 2:57 pmHigh 2.3 ft at 8:56 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.6 ft at 2:38 amHigh 3.2 ft at 9:16 amLow 1.1 ft at 3:36 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 9:30 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.4 ft at 3:22 amHigh 3.5 ft at 9:42 amLow 1.2 ft at 4:33 pmHigh 2.6 ft at 10:06 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.2 ft at 4:14 amHigh 2.9 ft at 10:23 amLow 0.9 ft at 5:20 pmHigh 2.1 ft at 10:45 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.6 ft at 5:16 amHigh 2.1 ft at 11:11 amLow 0.3 ft at 6:08 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 1.6 ft at 12:06 amLow 0.6 ft at 5:59 amHigh 2.0 ft at 12:07 pmLow 0.4 ft at 6:54 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 1.8 ft at 1:11 amLow 0.7 ft at 7:05 amHigh 2.0 ft at 12:58 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Turtle Cove water temperature
The water temperature at Turtle Cove is about 58°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 35°F and a 15 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 Turtle Cove
- Ditch Plains3.8 mi SW · 2 ft · Poor to Fair
- Terrace5.0 mi SW · 2 ft · Poor
- Hither Hills State Park9.2 mi WSW · 2 ft · Fair
- Block Island, Rhode Island15 mi ENE · 2–3 ft · Poor to Fair
- Napatree, Rhode Island16 mi N · 1 ft · Poor
- Watch Hill, Rhode Island16 mi N · 0–1 ft · Poor
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About Turtle Cove
Turtle Cove is a point break in Montauk, Suffolk County, New York, facing east-southeast. Also called Turtles, Montauk Lighthouse and Hamptons.
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