Montauk is a WAIT today — bite score 20/100. Conditions are against you — better to wait. Best day this week: Mon, 20 July at 65/100.
Daily bite score (0–100) and GO / HOLD / WAIT verdict for Montauk, built from wind, swell, water temperature and rain. Higher is better. Swell shown for this open-coast location.
| Day | Verdict | Score | Wind | Swell | Rain | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 18 July today | WAIT | 20/100 | 9 m/s S | 1.4 m | 75% | 24°C |
| Sun, 19 July | HOLD | 45/100 | 8 m/s W | 1.4 m | 53% | 24°C |
| Mon, 20 July | HOLD | 65/100 | 7 m/s SSE | 0.9 m | 0% | 22°C |
| Tue, 21 July | WAIT | 40/100 | 8 m/s SSE | 1.2 m | 82% | 22°C |
| Wed, 22 July | WAIT | 25/100 | 10 m/s SW | 1.8 m | 88% | 24°C |
| Thu, 23 July | HOLD | 50/100 | 7 m/s WNW | 1.7 m | 47% | 22°C |
| Fri, 24 July | HOLD | 65/100 | 5 m/s SE | 1.0 m | 16% | 22°C |
The best window this week for Montauk looks like Mon, 20 July — wind around 7 m/s, 0.9 m swell, 0% rain. If you can only get out once, this is the day to aim for.
Current fishing conditions for Montauk (Saturday, July 18, 2026). These inputs drive the bite score above — wind, swell, water temperature, rain probability and solunar timing all feed the forecast model.
Species typically active around Montauk, New York in July. Always check current New York regulations and bag and size limits before you keep anything.
The fish Montauk anglers chase year-round, inshore and off:
Montauk — "the End" — is one of the most storied striped-bass fisheries in the world, where the rips off the Point concentrate bait and stripers and bluefish into a blitz during the legendary fall run. The lighthouse rocks are a surfcasting shrine, and the boats work the rips on every tide. False albacore tear up the harbor mouth and the south side in early autumn, and the offshore grounds bring sea bass, fluke and a summer tuna shot. There is nowhere else quite like it on the Northeast coast.
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