Jones Beach State Park Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.56° W

Jones Beach State Park 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
17.3°C
1.7° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 1PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (20 Oct)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
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2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
10
2.5
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
2.1
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
ESE
10
3
E
11
2.2
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
E
10
0.9
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
615
672
562
1194
574
855
1107
1201
986
889
2291
1091
1111
1016
908
793
585
473
407
335
282
226
147
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:11AM1.15m
3:25PM1.32m
4:05AM1.23m
4:20PM1.36m
4:55AM1.34m
5:11PM1.41m
Low Tide
9:25AM0.39m
10:04PM0.24m
10:21AM0.31m
10:48PM0.15m
11:11AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
12
15
18
19
16
14
11
10
8
9
12
14
13
10
10
10
10
12
16
17
16
14
Feels °C
6
5
8
12
13
11
8
3
2
1
2
5
7
6
2
2
2
3
5
8
10
10
7
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