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 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.3° C
1.7° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 7PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (04 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.6
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
1
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
99
93
37
35
36
28
28
28
33
33
25
25
25
24
26
51
74
116
175
139
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
0
WSW
10
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
25
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
12:00PM1.50m
00:19AM1.34m
12:51PM1.53m
1:16AM1.29m
1:47PM1.55m
Low Tide
6:15PM0.23m
6:19AM0.10m
7:22PM0.27m
7:16AM0.14m
8:39PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:05
8:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
27
29
29
29
28
Feels °C
24
24
25
24
24
25
23
24
24
25
27
26
26
26
26
28
29
28
27
27
28
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