NY · MONTAUK
TODAY · 05:00

Montauk fishing forecast

Hold.

Peak window opens 05:00 — 08:00. Swell 0.6m @ 7s S. Wind 5 m/s WSW.

BITE
60/100
SWELL
0.6 m
WATER
24.5°C
WIND
5 m/s

Montauk (NY) is rated HOLD · 60/100 for fishing today; the best day in the next 7 is Wed, 19 Aug at 68/100. In season now: Striped bass, Bluefish, Tuna (BFT), Mahi, Black sea bass.

TODAY'S PEAK WINDOWS

3-hour blocks where wind, wave and solunar timing align best. Always check tide and conditions on the day.

05:00–08:00 · 78/10017:00–20:00 · 79/100

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Best day this week at Montauk: Wed, 19 Aug at 68/100.

FRI · TODAY
14
HOLD 60 · 05:00
SAT
15
HOLD 55
SUN
16
HOLD 55
MON
17
WAIT 10
TUE
18
WAIT 18
WED
19
HOLD 68
THU
20
HOLD 50
Per-day detail
Fri, 14 Aug · HOLD
60 /100
Wind 5m/s WSW · Swell 0.6m @ 7s · Water 24.5°C · Rain 10%
Sat, 15 Aug · HOLD
55 /100
Wind 4m/s NE · Swell 0.5m @ 8s · Water 24.5°C · Rain 10%
Sun, 16 Aug · HOLD
55 /100
Wind 5m/s WNW · Swell 0.5m @ 8s · Water 24.3°C · Rain 1%
Mon, 17 Aug · WAIT
10 /100
Wind 14m/s SSE · Swell 1.6m @ 8s · Water 24.5°C · Rain 70%
Tue, 18 Aug · WAIT
18 /100
Wind 14m/s NE · Swell 1.3m @ 6s · Water 23.3°C · Rain 52%
Wed, 19 Aug · HOLD
68 /100
Wind 6m/s SSW · Swell 0.7m @ 7s · Water 23.8°C · Rain 1%
Thu, 20 Aug · HOLD
50 /100
Wind 10m/s SSW · Swell 0.7m @ 8s · Water 24.0°C · Rain 20%

TIDES — MONTAUK

Predicted from harmonic constituents at the Montauk, Fort Pond Bay tide station, 1.4 km away — high reliability.

Fri, 14 Aug

Low
04:00
0.00m
High
09:42
0.75m
Low
16:18
-0.05m
High
22:18
0.78m

Sat, 15 Aug

Low
04:54
0.01m
High
10:30
0.69m
Low
17:00
-0.01m
High
23:00
0.78m

WHAT'S IN SEASON

Species typically active in Montauk (NY) waters for August. Verify current NY DPI / Fisheries bag limits before keeping anything.

Striped bassBluefishTuna (BFT)MahiBlack sea bass
Written by
Olli-Mikael Vaittinen, founder of Fishare, holding a yellowfin tuna boatside
Olli-Mikael Vaittinen

Olli-Mikael Vaittinen has fished his whole life. Fifteen years of fly fishing, guiding seasons on Norway's Lakselva — his favourite Atlantic salmon river — and a blue marlin landed in Vava'u, Tonga. Founder of Fishare — the app that puts the data behind the decisions every angler makes on the water.

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