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 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
18.3°C
2.6° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 5PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
6
1
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
1
E
6
0.7
ESE
9
2.1
E
10
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.1
ESE
12
2.2
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
144
108
84
36
46
78
70
873
1397
1704
1166
1182
978
904
745
625
1281
1179
998
938
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:37PM1.31m
2:16AM1.10m
2:31PM1.30m
3:11AM1.15m
3:25PM1.32m
Low Tide
8:13PM0.35m
8:17AM0.45m
9:13PM0.31m
9:25AM0.39m
10:04PM0.24m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
9
11
13
12
11
11
10
9
10
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
14
17
18
15
13
Feels °C
4
6
9
7
6
7
5
4
4
7
8
8
6
5
5
4
6
10
11
9
6
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