Jones Beach surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 03 May 2026 EDT
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Jones Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Jones Beach sea temperature is
10.8° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jones Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach at 10AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.5
S
7
2
S
7
2.1
S
7
2.1
S
7
2
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
44
45
44
29
29
40
40
38
30
43
74
124
113
137
141
128
135
152
236
399
449
461
429
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
NW
20
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
30
S
15
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:12AM1.32m
9:24PM1.59m
9:52AM1.26m
10:01PM1.52m
10:35AM1.21m
10:40PM1.46m
Low Tide
3:17AM0.02m
3:13PM0.15m
3:54AM0.05m
3:48PM0.20m
4:32AM0.10m
4:22PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:50
5:50
5:48
5:48
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7:52
7:52
7:53
7:54
Temp °C
8
7
9
12
14
15
14
12
11
11
15
17
16
19
14
13
15
16
19
18
19
16
15
15
2
-1
0
3
6
9
10
6
4
3
9
11
10
15
8
7
10
11
14
12
12
8
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
43
44
45
44
29
29
40
40
38
26
23
14
15
8
8
8
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1
4
8
13
15
9
16
22
11
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
1
2
15
7
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.6
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.5
S
7
2
S
7
2.1
S
7
2.1
S
7
2
S
7
Energy kJ
3
5
10
8
8
3
1
3
10
30
43
74
124
113
137
141
128
135
152
236
399
449
461
429
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3
28
355
345
43
26
10
142
165
307
1702
303
346
346
185
185
185
2088
2088
512
512
2325
1388
1335
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
4
3
1
2
4
3
4
3
3
1
3
3
3
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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