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Jones Beach State Park Surf Forecast
/ Long Island NY (34 breaks) / New York (44 breaks) /
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Jones Beach State Park surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Jones Beach State Park surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
12.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Jones Beach State Park today?
The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 5PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Jones Beach State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | |
112 | 118 | 142 | 138 | 138 | 108 | 99 | 75 | 58 | 75 | 94 | 32 | 37 | 40 | 34 | 38 | 38 | 50 | 72 | 130 | 194 | 182 | 143 | 124 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:23AM1.51m | 8:37PM1.90m | 9:17AM1.49m | 9:29PM1.86m | 10:14AM1.46m | 10:27PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27PM-0.09m | 3:23AM-0.19m | 3:20PM-0.07m | 4:14AM-0.17m | 4:12PM-0.02m | 5:06AM-0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | 8:07 |
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Temp °C | 23 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | S 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 9 | S 7 |
 kJ | 112 | 84 | 116 | — | — | 108 | 99 | 75 | 58 | — | 6 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 124 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 15 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | S 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — | E 18 | — | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | E 13 | — | — | SE 15 |
| kJ | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 118 | 142 | 138 | 138 | — | — | — | — | 75 | 94 | 32 | 37 | 40 | 34 | 37 | 38 | 50 | 72 | 130 | 194 | 182 | 143 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 152 | 173 | 42 | 38 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 295 | 809 | 809 | 809 | 176 | 176 | 42 | 67 | 181 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 173 | 38 | 38 | 173 |
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