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 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
23.2°C
1.0° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 12PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.7
SSW
4
0.3
SE
12
0.8
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.6
S
6
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
16
15
23
23
19
24
38
45
41
40
36
21
24
19
23
30
18
18
18
18
18
18
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
15
S
15
SW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:26AM1.11m
4:51PM1.42m
5:23AM1.17m
5:44PM1.48m
6:13AM1.24m
6:29PM1.54m
Low Tide
10:32AM0.33m
11:23PM0.25m
11:22AM0.28m
00:08AM0.18m
12:09PM0.22m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:38
7:37
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
22
23
24
26
27
27
26
24
22
21
22
24
25
25
23
21
20
20
21
24
25
24
22
Feels °C
23
23
24
26
25
23
23
22
19
18
19
22
23
23
19
18
17
17
17
22
22
21
19
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