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 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.9° C
2.1° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 1AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
6
1
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.8
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
33
38
72
33
47
51
81
51
47
35
23
22
15
14
14
13
12
47
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
NNW
15
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
20
S
15
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:58PM1.61m
4:41AM1.28m
5:07PM1.67m
5:48AM1.36m
6:10PM1.74m
Low Tide
10:55PM0.12m
10:48AM0.09m
11:53PM0.02m
11:50AM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
7:59
 mm
Temp °C
30
31
29
28
26
26
28
32
31
32
30
27
26
26
27
30
30
31
29
Feels °C
30
30
29
28
28
27
28
31
29
31
30
26
26
26
28
29
29
31
28
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