Jones Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.59° N 73.73° W

Jones Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jones Beach sea temperature is
24.0° C
1.3° 

Jones Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Jones Beach today (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach at 8AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (03 Aug)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Jones Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.9
SSE
9
1.9
S
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
155
441
500
518
542
307
256
176
142
102
78
40
33
46
27
26
33
68
66
27
26
28
27
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
N
15
N
15
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
E
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:14AM1.46m
11:27PM1.41m
12:00PM1.50m
00:19AM1.34m
12:51PM1.53m
Low Tide
5:00AM0.02m
5:25PM0.20m
5:35AM0.05m
6:15PM0.23m
6:19AM0.10m
7:22PM0.27m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:06
 mm
2
3
3
3
4
6
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
25
26
27
26
24
23
22
22
24
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
24
25
25
25
26
Feels °C
25
24
24
24
25
27
23
22
22
22
23
25
24
23
22
24
23
23
23
24
27
28
29
29
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