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 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
23.2° C
0.9° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 5AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
7
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.6
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
31
47
85
118
119
143
157
178
283
551
476
513
411
235
252
215
169
161
131
109
109
113
58
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
30
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
SW
20
W
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
E
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:19AM1.32m
1:58PM1.48m
2:09AM1.22m
2:47PM1.45m
3:02AM1.15m
3:38PM1.44m
Low Tide
7:32AM0.16m
8:19PM0.30m
8:25AM0.23m
9:20PM0.31m
9:20AM0.27m
10:16PM0.29m
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thunderstorm
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clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:19
8:17
 mm
3
4
5
5
2
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
26
25
23
23
24
23
22
25
27
28
28
23
21
20
19
21
24
23
22
22
Feels °C
21
21
21
21
27
24
21
20
22
22
20
25
26
26
25
18
17
17
15
17
21
20
20
20
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