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 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
23.1°C
1.6° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 11AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
11
10
10
10
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
7
7
17
37
69
92
91
115
137
141
153
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NE
5
ENE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
S
15
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:59AM1.59m
10:19PM1.47m
10:42AM1.60m
11:08PM1.39m
11:32AM1.59m
Low Tide
3:56AM-0.03m
4:26PM0.08m
4:31AM0.01m
5:10PM0.12m
5:10AM0.06m
6:02PM0.18m
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6:18
6:20
6:20
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7:28
7:27
7:24
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
22
21
23
22
23
22
22
21
22
22
23
26
26
24
22
22
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
22
20
24
23
23
22
23
21
25
25
25
29
29
26
22
23
21
20
21
22
21
21
21
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