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 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
23.2°C
1.2° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 4PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)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 Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 21°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
29
35
46
48
52
47
46
47
50
81
90
86
82
40
95
95
95
42
41
63
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
SW
5
NW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:09PM1.59m
7:34AM1.41m
7:46PM1.62m
8:10AM1.47m
8:22PM1.62m
Low Tide
12:55PM0.16m
1:31AM0.04m
1:39PM0.12m
2:10AM-0.01m
2:22PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
<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>
7:36
7:34
7:32
 mm
1
2
2
3
1
Temp °C
21
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
23
25
23
23
22
23
25
25
26
27
Feels °C
21
23
21
21
22
23
23
23
23
22
21
21
25
25
26
24
25
26
26
28
28
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