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 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.6° C
2.3° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 12AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
40
75
31
29
19
18
16
12
10
11
11
41
16
15
23
23
34
33
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ESE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
S
25
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:58PM1.38m
3:25AM1.09m
3:55PM1.38m
4:26AM1.11m
4:51PM1.42m
Low Tide
9:41PM0.35m
9:37AM0.37m
10:35PM0.31m
10:32AM0.33m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:42
7:40
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
23
21
21
21
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
23
25
26
28
27
25
Feels °C
24
22
20
20
20
19
21
22
22
22
21
20
20
24
26
26
28
24
22
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