Jones Beach State Park Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.56° W

Jones Beach State Park 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
23.0°C
3.3° 

Jones Beach State Park 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 State Park today (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 5PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, strong winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
1
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
0.8
S
5
0.3
SE
10
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
40
56
28
17
25
21
46
41
37
55
89
196
217
222
260
267
486
516
477
527
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
10
NW
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
NE
35
ENE
40
NE
40
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:15PM1.34m
3:51AM1.13m
4:12PM1.37m
4:48AM1.20m
5:06PM1.43m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.43m
9:58PM0.33m
10:01AM0.38m
10:47PM0.26m
10:53AM0.30m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:54
6:52
6:52
 mm
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
10
4
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
21
21
21
18
17
16
18
19
20
20
18
17
15
14
14
13
12
13
14
Feels °C
16
16
18
21
22
15
14
11
12
15
16
16
13
12
10
8
8
6
5
6
7
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