The Montauk Hoodie Guide: Beach, Ditch, Wave, Tuff & Retro, Compared

Search "Montauk hoodie" and you'll get a wall of tourist-shop fleece — seagulls, script fonts, made anywhere but here. This is the other kind. Every hoodie in the Montauk Hoops Club lineup comes out of one place: long summers of pickup games on the East End, cold-water mornings, and the walk from the court to the water. Here's the whole roster, compared, so you can pick the one that fits how you spend your days out here.

What every hoodie in the lineup shares

Before we split hairs: all of our adult hoodies are heavyweight cotton-poly blends with double-lined hoods, cut for a classic, relaxed fit. They're built for Montauk's variable weather — warm enough for a 6 a.m. beach walk in October, breathable enough for a late-August night game. No thin mall-brand fleece. If it can't survive a full season of hoops and salt air, it doesn't make the roster.

The lineup

Beach Hoodie

The everyday one. The Beach Hoodie is made for the walk from the car to the court, or the court to the water. Soft-blend, heavyweight, zero fuss. If you're buying your first Montauk Hoops Club hoodie and can't decide, start here. There's a kids' version too, built for beach days and boat rides.

Ditch Hoodie

Named for Ditch Plains — the surf break, and the mindset. The Ditch Hoodie carries that same easy, unbothered energy. Pick this one if your mornings involve a board as often as a ball.

Wave Hoodie

The Wave Hoodie is built for the rhythm of an East End day — tide in, run a pickup game, tide out. Heavyweight cotton-poly with a double-lined hood, same as the rest, with a design that nods to the water that surrounds everything out here.

Tuff Hoodie

No shortcuts out here. The Tuff Hoodie is the one for the grind — the extra rep, the extra run, the November practice nobody watched. It also comes kid-sized, with a brushed interior built to survive a full season of pickup games.

Retro Hoodie

A throwback cut for a throwback game — before the NYC leagues, before the noise, just hoops on the East End. The Retro Hoodie is for anyone who remembers when the best court in town was whichever one had a net. The kids' Retro hands that history to the next generation.

Lighthouse Hoodie

Named for the point at the end of it all — Montauk Point Lighthouse, the oldest in New York State. The Lighthouse Hoodie is the landmark piece of the lineup. If you want the hoodie that says Montauk without spelling it out for tourists, this is it.

Culloden Shores

A mid-weight option, ideal for year-round wear. Culloden Shores honors one of Montauk's original beach communities — kangaroo pocket, three-panel hood, double-needle topstitching. The pick if heavyweight runs too warm for you.

Stella Hoodie

Some clubs require a membership card. This one just requires you to love the game. The Stella Hoodie is the founding-member piece — the design that started the club.

Which one is yours?

• First hoodie / gift for anyone: Beach Hoodie
• Surfs more than shoots: Ditch Hoodie
• Trains year-round: Tuff Hoodie
• Old-school hooper: Retro Hoodie
• Loves the landmark: Lighthouse Hoodie
• Runs warm: Culloden Shores (mid-weight)
• Founding-member energy: Stella Hoodie

Fit, fabric, and care

All adult hoodies run true to size with a relaxed fit — if you want the oversized look, go one up. Kids' hoodies have a brushed interior and a durable ring-spun cotton blend. Wash cold, inside out, and skip the high-heat dryer; heavyweight cotton holds its shape best when you let it air-dry. Salt water rinses out. Sand, eventually.

Get the one that earns its keep

A Montauk sweatshirt should be able to prove it's from Montauk. Ours prove it every weekend, on courts from Ditch Plains to the lighthouse. Shop the full hoodie lineup — most run $50, adult and kids' sizes — and if you're cold-weather planning, the fleece sweatpants finish the set.