NY · MONTAUK
TODAY · 05:00

Montauk fishing forecast

Hold.

Peak window opens 05:00 — 08:00. Swell 0.5m @ 8s SE. Wind 4 m/s SSW.

BITE
65/100
SWELL
0.5 m
WATER
24.4°C
WIND
4 m/s

Montauk (NY) is rated HOLD · 65/100 for fishing today; the best day in the next 7 is Tue, 18 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 · 75/10017:00–20:00 · 77/100

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Best day this week at Montauk: Tue, 18 Aug at 68/100.

SUN · TODAY
16
HOLD 65 · 05:00
MON
17
WAIT 40
TUE
18
HOLD 68
WED
19
HOLD 63
THU
20
HOLD 63
FRI
21
HOLD 63
SAT
22
HOLD 65
Per-day detail
Sun, 16 Aug · HOLD
65 /100
Wind 4m/s SSW · Swell 0.5m @ 8s · Water 24.4°C · Rain 0%
Mon, 17 Aug · WAIT
40 /100
Wind 8m/s SSE · Swell 1.1m @ 8s · Water 24.6°C · Rain 51%
Tue, 18 Aug · HOLD
68 /100
Wind 6m/s SSE · Swell 1.1m @ 6s · Water 23.6°C · Rain 42%
Wed, 19 Aug · HOLD
63 /100
Wind 5m/s SSW · Swell 0.9m @ 7s · Water 24.4°C · Rain 2%
Thu, 20 Aug · HOLD
63 /100
Wind 8m/s SW · Swell 0.7m @ 7s · Water 24.7°C · Rain 30%
Fri, 21 Aug · HOLD
63 /100
Wind 8m/s NNW · Swell 0.7m @ 7s · Water 24.2°C · Rain 30%
Sat, 22 Aug · HOLD
65 /100
Wind 6m/s ESE · Swell 0.7m @ 8s · Water 23.8°C · Rain 22%

TIDES — MONTAUK

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

Sun, 16 Aug

Low
05:42
0.03m
High
11:12
0.63m
Low
17:42
0.04m
High
23:42
0.76m

Mon, 17 Aug

Low
06:36
0.06m
High
12:00
0.56m
Low
18:30
0.10m

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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