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 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
22.7°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 6PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
50
52
52
52
52
88
118
112
54
54
54
53
41
39
36
37
31
21
21
22
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
10
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
0
NW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:46PM1.62m
8:10AM1.47m
8:22PM1.62m
8:45AM1.52m
8:58PM1.59m
Low Tide
1:39PM0.12m
2:10AM-0.01m
2:22PM0.08m
2:47AM-0.03m
3:04PM0.06m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:34
7:32
7:30
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
24
25
25
24
25
24
23
23
24
27
28
27
25
22
19
18
20
23
24
24
23
Feels °C
22
23
23
24
26
26
26
26
25
27
28
27
22
18
14
14
16
21
21
21
20
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