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 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
23.5° C
1.4° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 2AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.9
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
47
53
54
39
38
25
23
23
23
34
56
34
64
95
115
100
106
117
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
35
S
45
WSW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
00:29AM1.43m
1:10PM1.51m
1:19AM1.32m
1:58PM1.48m
Low Tide
6:18PM0.17m
6:42AM0.06m
7:16PM0.25m
7:32AM0.16m
8:19PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:20
8:19
 mm
1
4
1
24
6
Temp °C
26
26
24
22
21
20
22
23
24
23
23
23
22
23
23
24
25
22
23
Feels °C
23
23
21
19
19
18
21
21
21
20
21
21
20
21
21
24
24
19
23
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