Finding the pulse of the reef...
This week
snorkel & freedive readBest day this week: Thursday, 1–6 PM.
Next 12 hours
Clear now, partly cloudy moving in around 7 AM.
Conditions
Visibility, water, current, and wind. The in-water read.
Visibility
Decent
Settled conditions
Water
64°
5 mm
Current
0.6 kt
gentle drift
Surge
6.9s
some surge
Wind
7 mph
cross NE
Visibility is an estimate — wind, rain, tide & water alerts.
The spot
The things that stay true when the weather changes.
The wave takes east through southeast swell, likes a north-northwest wind, and works on any tide. Its most consistent stretch runs September into March, peaking around December. Surfline compares the soft, shapely peaks to San Onofre, and most of the lineup rides longboards.
The beach lot takes a Town of East Hampton resident permit only, issued free to residents; the town sells day passes at Atlantic Avenue and Kirk Park instead, not here. Surfline notes the lot gets crowded.
Checked 2026-08-24. Sources: Town of East Hampton: Ditch Plains Beach, Town of East Hampton: town clerk, beach parking permits, Surfline (surf forecaster): Ditch Plains, Surf-Forecast (surf forecaster): Ditch Plains.
Tides & Sky
When the water moves, and how bright the night.
Best in-water window
10:15 AM – 12:15 PM
High slack · Sun high · Least current
Slack tide means least current and the clearest water — best around the turn, in good light.
High
11:15 AM
2.691ft
Low
6:08 PM
0.273ft
Waxing Crescent
8%
Daylight: 11h 14m · UV 3 Low
Life
The reef keeps its own calendar.
Laughing Gull · Forster's Tern · Royal Tern · Royal Tern · Sanderling +3 more
Regulations
Take only what the season allows.
We've only loaded detailed seasons & limits for South Florida so far. For New York, check the official source before you fish:
New York saltwater regulationsOfficial source: NYSDEC· opens the agency site
Not perfect, but the reef is calling.
Snorkel: decent viz, cold 64 F water, 4-4 ft waves, 7 mph cross wind.
Best window: 10:15 AM–12:15 PM · High slack · Sun high · Least current