Jones Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Long Island New York, USA)
Jones Beach Surf Guide
Jones Beach in Long Island New York is a beach break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the north. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the south southeast. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Beware of - Localism.
Jones Beach Spot Info
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Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
fairly consistent | 9.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing Jones Beach:
The best conditions reported for surf at Jones Beach occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.
What's the best time of year to surf Jones Beach (for consistent clean waves)?
Explore Jones Beach Location Map
Interactive Jones Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Jones Beach is John F Kennedy International (New York) Airport (JFK) in USA, 7 km (4 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Jones Beach is La Guardia (New York) Airport (LGA), also in USA, 24 km (15 miles) away.
Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 01:34 Local Time
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Period (s) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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Wind State | cross- off |
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off | off |
Tides at Jones Beach
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Swell History at Jones Beach
Surf stats for Jones Beach, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Wind History at Jones Beach
Wind stats for Jones Beach, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.
Other Nearby Breaks Closest To:
Discover surf breaks near Jones Beach. Click below to view there surf guides.
Wave Buoys Nearest To Jones Beach:
- Closest Wave BuoyNew York Harbour Buoy15 mi
- Second closest Wave BuoyWestern Long Island Sound Buoy27 mi
- Third closest Wave BuoyLong Island Buoy37 mi
- Fourth closest Wave BuoyBarnegat, NJ56 mi
- Fifth closest Wave BuoyCentral Long Island Sound Buoy68 mi
Kudos to everyone who helped us debug this over the past 3 months.
Be sure to click on the Advanced Surf option to see extra details about the sea-state. Look out for crossing swells and short period local wind swells and chop that will often spoil a groundswell even if the wind is perfect. As yet there is no allowance for this in the swell rating. This is something we are working on.