Jones Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.59° N 73.73° W

Jones Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 7 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jones Beach sea temperature is
22.9°C
0.7° 

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


Jones Beach surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 30 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Sunday 30 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, S swell with 144 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Jones Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Jones Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Jones Beach in the next 16 days are 1.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 8PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8PM (Fri 28th Aug)2.5ft (0.7m) 7s
Best Surf 8PM (Sun 30th Aug)5ft (1.5m) 6s
Most Powerful 8PM (Sun 30th Aug)5ft (1.5m) 6s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jones Beach over the next 16 days.


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