Jones Beach State Park surf break

Jones Beach State Park surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 08 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
11.1° C
(Which is 1.2°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 10AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)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 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.9
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
32
32
26
37
31
58
69
55
64
77
176
95
109
132
109
94
78
68
70
93
89
77
59
Wind (km/h)
25
N
15
WNW
15
W
20
SW
20
W
15
W
5
SE
10
SSW
20
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:56PM1.14m
1:00AM1.34m
1:45PM1.17m
1:52AM1.33m
2:37PM1.24m
Low Tide
6:37AM0.26m
6:27PM0.41m
7:33AM0.27m
7:42PM0.42m
8:33AM0.25m
8:58PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
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5:45
5:43
5:43
5:41
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7:55
7:57
7:58
7:59
3
2
1
2
Temp °C
8
10
12
15
16
15
13
13
12
12
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
18
18
17
15
13
2
5
6
9
11
11
10
10
8
7
11
10
11
10
11
12
12
12
13
14
14
17
14
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.3
ESE
9
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
Energy kJ
43
32
21
21
37
16
32
32
32
31
27
109
95
16
16
109
94
78
68
70
16
89
77
59
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
11
26
32
26
22
31
5
5
5
28
28
5
5
16
15
15
15
15
5
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
8
0.4
S
7
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
Energy kJ
1
6
10
1
15
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
10
5
5
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.3
SW
2
0.6
S
4
0.4
W
3
0.9
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1
SSE
7
Energy kJ
2
1
1
10
3
58
69
55
64
77
176
109
132
93
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
5
0
45
45
75
42
55
42
173
296
173
42
38
173
42
0
0
42
55
173
173
0
0
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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