Jones Beach State Park surf break

Jones Beach State Park surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 24 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
13.7° C
(Which is 1.0°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 5AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (24 May)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (24 May)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
374
504
785
905
845
809
659
512
421
354
252
188
165
140
136
112
98
80
80
62
60
51
51
56
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
N
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:22AM1.43m
3:08PM1.45m
3:19AM1.36m
4:03PM1.49m
4:15AM1.31m
4:55PM1.53m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.09m
9:27PM0.24m
9:53AM0.09m
10:25PM0.21m
10:40AM0.10m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:12
8:13
4
2
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
9
8
9
10
10
11
12
13
13
15
15
15
16
19
20
20
19
18
17
18
19
19
20
21
1
0
1
3
4
6
8
11
12
15
16
14
15
19
20
21
21
18
18
19
19
18
19
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Energy kJ
512
421
354
252
188
165
140
136
112
98
80
80
62
60
51
51
37
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.3
S
6
0.1
S
16
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
6
Energy kJ
6
7
5
18
25
36
38
56
59
59
57
44
43
39
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
10
5
5
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.8
S
7
Energy kJ
374
504
785
905
845
809
659
21
19
42
56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
173
440
440
216
216
110
110
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
38
38
0
0
4
45
152
110
110
45
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
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