Jones Beach State Park surf break

Jones Beach State Park surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 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
3.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 11PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)--
Afternoon (17 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (17 Mar)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.2
SE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)1010111010101099999999888898999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)548436326327320275246203194190162159155129123626261464946625252
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
5
W
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:18PM
1.47
7:36AM
1.56
7:56PM
1.58
8:16AM
1.57
8:35PM
1.65
8:59AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:34AM
-0.05
1:54PM
-0.13
2:20AM
-0.12
2:34PM
-0.17
3:05AM
-0.16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-----7:01-------7:00-------6:58--
Sunset7:01-------7:02-------7:04-------
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C431-1-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-1-101123334455
Feels °C (?)-6-6-7-9-11-11-10-6-6-7-7-6-6-5-4-5-4-3-3-2-1121
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