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 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
22.8° C
0.8° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 8PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1
0
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)
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.8
S
4
1
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
14
22
42
16
11
9
9
9
9
13
13
14
19
8
13
7
7
9
17
33
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
N
15
NNE
0
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
35
S
40
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:42AM1.56m
9:54PM1.76m
10:36AM1.56m
10:47PM1.66m
11:30AM1.55m
Low Tide
3:45PM-0.07m
4:26AM-0.19m
4:35PM-0.01m
5:11AM-0.12m
5:26PM0.07m
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
2
10
7
2
Temp °C
27
29
30
32
28
27
24
24
26
27
27
26
24
24
23
23
24
21
21
22
23
Feels °C
27
26
29
29
25
26
22
21
24
24
24
23
22
23
23
22
23
21
20
20
21
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