Jones Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.59° N 73.73° W

Jones Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jones Beach sea temperature is
22.7°C
2.8° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach at 1PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
12
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
1.1
E
6
1.3
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
34
26
40
66
73
57
81
68
56
18
25
26
17
52
58
34
35
50
35
104
161
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
30
S
20
SW
20
NNW
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:18PM1.34m
2:51AM1.10m
3:15PM1.34m
3:51AM1.13m
4:12PM1.37m
Low Tide
7:49AM0.43m
9:01PM0.38m
9:01AM0.43m
9:58PM0.33m
10:01AM0.38m
10:47PM0.26m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:55
6:53
 mm
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
20
21
19
17
16
16
17
18
17
17
Feels °C
13
11
13
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
18
17
20
18
14
11
12
13
14
13
12
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