Spot Guide › United States › New York › Gossman's Montauk Inlet
New York, United States · 41.0760, -71.9404
Best wind
Unverified; do not use a direction that combines inlet current with offshore drift
Season
Condition dependent; cold-water protection required outside summer
Water
Lake Montauk inlet / Block Island Sound entrance; tidal current and boat wake
Experience
Advanced; inlet current and navigation traffic require local knowledge
Hazards
Narrow working inlet, strong tidal current, fishing and recreational boat traffic, wakes, jetties/rocks, shallow changing margins, cold water, swimmers and no assumed rescue service. Stay out of the marked navigation channel and confirm launch permission locally.
Parking & access
Use legal signed access near Sunset Beach/Gosman's and verify current East Hampton Town parking, beach-access and equipment-rigging rules; the camera does not establish permission.
“User requested this exact named spot. The live Hamptons.com feed is titled 'LIVE! 4K Sunset Beach & Inlet, Montauk, New York.' The coordinate is the published Sunset Beach dredge-placement location on the west side of Lake Montauk Inlet, adjacent to Gosman's; camera evidence does not itself establish launch permission or foil safety.”
— via User-requested local spot and exact public camera, last verified 2026-08-03
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