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 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.0° C
1.6° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 5PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
43
46
44
42
32
36
30
27
26
17
16
13
39
27
38
30
12
12
12
12
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
W
10
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
E
5
SSE
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
off
High Tide
12:30PM1.50m
00:44AM1.26m
1:18PM1.45m
1:34AM1.18m
2:06PM1.40m
Low Tide
6:36PM0.26m
6:41AM0.23m
7:35PM0.33m
7:34AM0.32m
8:39PM0.36m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:45
7:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
25
25
25
26
25
24
23
25
28
28
28
28
27
26
23
23
23
24
24
24
Feels °C
28
27
26
26
27
27
26
24
25
27
26
27
28
26
26
22
23
23
25
25
24
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