Jones Beach State Park surf break

Jones Beach State Park surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 EDT
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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
11.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jones Beach State Park today?

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 8PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (06 May)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (06 May)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
7
2.1
S
7
2
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
1
S
5
1.1
S
6
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
449
449
396
246
263
161
142
105
79
82
100
97
92
77
64
48
33
23
32
32
56
78
58
77
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
W
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
15
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WSW
25
SW
30
W
15
WNW
5
SW
10
S
15
S
25
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:20AM1.16m
11:23PM1.41m
12:07PM1.14m
00:10AM1.36m
12:56PM1.14m
1:00AM1.34m
Low Tide
4:57PM0.31m
5:50AM0.22m
5:36PM0.37m
6:37AM0.26m
6:27PM0.41m
7:33AM0.27m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:46
5:45
5:43
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7:53
7:54
7:55
7:57
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
15
12
11
11
13
15
15
15
14
11
11
10
12
14
15
15
14
14
12
12
9
8
9
12
13
8
7
6
10
11
10
12
10
7
6
4
7
8
8
11
12
11
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
1.5
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.1
SE
10
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
3
2
2
205
161
142
105
79
82
4
92
77
64
48
33
23
22
17
32
33
32
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.2
S
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
1
2
2
1
6
12
18
17
26
16
32
32
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
8
0.4
S
7
Energy kJ
4
8
2
5
5
10
1
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
7
2.1
S
7
2
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.7
S
7
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
2
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.4
SW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.2
W
3
1
S
5
1.1
S
6
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
Energy kJ
449
449
396
246
263
2
1
1
100
97
2
15
1
56
78
58
77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1211
1211
38
38
25
0
0
0
0
0
45
0
0
0
0
0
25
110
51
0
45
39
154
173
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
1
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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