Ditch Plains (Montauk)

About This Break

Long Island's longboard-friendly cobblestone point at the island's wild eastern tip. Ditch Plains is a beginner-level A-frame point break near Montauk in United States, delivering fun and forgiving waves for first-timers, improvers and longboarders. It is most consistent from September to April (winter NW swells). All tides; best on a pushing tide. Rocks and strong currents run around the point, so plan your entry and exit carefully. Surfers drawn to Ditch Plains can browse beachfront homes, villas and lots for sale around Montauk with International Surf Properties.

Spot Characteristics

Local Knowledge

Heavy crowds, rocks, submerged reef, currents on larger swells, limited parking, competitive lineups during good conditions and very cold winter water. Hurricane and nor'easter swells can transform normally approachable Ditch into significantly more powerful surf.