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 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.4° C
2.3° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 11AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
0.9
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
10
15
18
50
67
43
116
134
116
76
61
65
63
51
54
54
54
39
40
40
37
36
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
S
35
W
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:30AM1.55m
11:38PM1.55m
12:21PM1.54m
00:29AM1.43m
1:10PM1.51m
Low Tide
5:11AM-0.12m
5:26PM0.07m
5:56AM-0.04m
6:18PM0.17m
6:42AM0.06m
7:16PM0.25m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:20
 mm
2
1
10
5
2
Temp °C
23
23
24
24
23
24
23
23
23
22
24
26
27
26
24
22
21
20
22
23
24
23
23
Feels °C
24
22
22
24
22
22
21
21
22
19
22
24
24
22
21
20
19
18
21
21
22
20
22
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