Jones Beach State Park surf break

Jones Beach State Park surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
9.1° C
(Which is 1.6°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 11AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.6
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.9
SE
4
1.1
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1
SE
6
1.3
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
18
18
18
32
31
21
20
19
12
11
10
8
6
7
8
8
6
21
46
67
94
75
137
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
10
SE
15
S
25
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
30
E
30
ENE
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:29PM1.32m
1:44AM1.49m
2:31PM1.33m
2:46AM1.44m
3:33PM1.37m
Low Tide
7:21AM0.08m
7:26PM0.22m
8:30AM0.11m
8:42PM0.24m
9:34AM0.10m
9:50PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:03
6:03
6:01
6:00
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7:40
7:42
7:43
7:44
2
5
8
3
1
2
2
Temp °C
8
9
14
20
20
19
15
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
6
6
10
15
14
14
10
9
9
8
6
6
4
6
6
7
6
3
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
SSW
6
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
1
SE
6
1.3
ESE
6
Energy kJ
14
18
18
18
32
31
21
20
19
12
11
3
1
2
2
1
8
6
8
19
16
20
75
137
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
15
10
15
10
11
6
10
6
2
3
3
2
3
3
1
1
3
4
4
7
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
S
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
5
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
11
7
15
8
6
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
S
6
0.6
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
ESE
3
0.9
SE
4
1.1
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1
E
5
1.1
ESE
6
Energy kJ
1
2
3
2
10
8
6
7
8
1
21
46
67
94
50
92
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
5
26
5
26
15
15
93
93
93
129
577
577
809
809
809
606
764
764
941
865
809
337
195
293
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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