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Montauk, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Pink House

Surf spot · United States

Is it worth the trip?

37Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sun 8: 3 ft swell at 8 s, 4 hours of offshore wind

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 9 out of 100

Swell
1 ft7 smushy
Energy
13kJ
Wind
WSW 11 kn
Temp
15°C

Tue 3 · 11 out of 100

Swell
1 ft7 smushy
Energy
16kJ
Wind
WSW 9 kn
Temp
16°C

Wed 4 · 8 out of 100

Swell
1 ft7 smushy
Energy
6kJ
Wind
WSW 7 kn
Temp
16°C

Thu 5 · 24 out of 100

Swell
3 ft6 smushy
Energy
47kJ
Wind
S 11 kn
Temp
17°C

Fri 6 · 40 out of 100

Swell
5 ft7 smushy
Energy
210kJ
Wind
SW 7 kn
Temp
17°C

Sat 7 · 51 out of 100

Swell
5 ft8 smushy
Energy
245kJ
Wind
NW 13 kn
Temp
15°C

Sun 8 · 63 out of 100

Swell
3 ft8 smushy
Energy
118kJ
Wind
NW 16 kn
Temp
12°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 125, too small
  2. Mon 29, too small
  3. Tue 311, too small
  4. Wed 48, too small
  5. Thu 524, too small
  6. Fri 640, poor
  7. Sat 751, fair
  8. Sun 863, good
  9. Mon 932, too small
  10. Tue 106, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
  • Offshore: NWwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–10 ftof swell
  • Water 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.

Pink House does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pink House, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov25, too small2 ft8 smushy3 ft at break (est.)27kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore13°C
Mon 2Nov9, too small1 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.)13kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots15°C
Tue 3Nov11, too small1 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.)16kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots16°C
Wed 4Nov8, too small1 ft7 smushy1 ft at break (est.)6kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots16°C
Thu 5Nov24, too small3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.)47kJwind from the south, 11 knots17°C
Fri 6Nov40, poor5 ft7 smushy6 ft at break (est.)210kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots17°C
Sat 7Nov51, fair5 ft8 smushy6 ft at break (est.)245kJwind from the north-west, 13 knots, offshore15°C
Sun 8Nov63, good3 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.)118kJwind from the north-west, 16 knots, offshore12°C
Mon 9Nov32, too small2 ft8 smushy3 ft at break (est.)45kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots11°C
Tue 10Nov6, too small2 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.)31kJwind from the east-north-east, 23 knots14°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovLow 05:48 −0.4 mHigh 12:23 +0.5 mLow 18:46 −0.4 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 01:06 +0.4 mLow 07:06 −0.3 mHigh 13:31 +0.5 mLow 19:52 −0.4 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 02:14 +0.5 mLow 08:23 −0.3 mHigh 14:37 +0.5 mLow 20:53 −0.4 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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About Pink House

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces SE (155°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (335°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 45). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 6°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 22°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Montauk, 4.2 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 9 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,110–US$1,970 each

about US$1,110–US$1,970 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to HVN, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$161–US$335
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$301–US$502
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$147–US$241
Totalabout US$1,110–US$1,970

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Montauk

7 min by car · 33 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 33 places to stay in Montauk · Booking.com

About Montauk its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 6h

About 6h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → HVN, direct, then 1h 45m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.