Jones Beach State Park surf break

Jones Beach State Park surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 22 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
13.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 4PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (22 May)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (22 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat night, light winds from the N by Mon morning).

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
3
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
1.2
E
5
1.2
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
7
1.9
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
75
87
62
67
79
91
110
137
191
306
427
557
700
787
885
1034
910
711
514
372
304
266
192
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
30
E
30
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:15PM1.42m
1:26AM1.51m
2:12PM1.43m
2:22AM1.43m
3:08PM1.45m
3:19AM1.36m
Low Tide
7:11PM0.21m
8:02AM0.07m
8:21PM0.25m
9:01AM0.09m
9:27PM0.24m
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:30
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:10
8:12
8:12
1
4
8
10
6
6
7
11
12
2
Temp °C
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
10
8
8
9
9
10
10
11
12
14
14
13
11
11
11
11
8
8
7
7
6
7
7
6
3
0
0
1
1
3
2
5
7
12
12
11
8
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
2.4
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
Energy kJ
21
7
7
13
4
7
7
7
7
7
910
711
514
372
304
266
192
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.7
S
6
Energy kJ
6
7
7
7
7
4
7
7
7
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
17
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
7
7
1
7
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
4
1.2
E
5
1.2
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
7
1.9
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
SE
9
Energy kJ
24
75
87
62
67
79
91
110
137
191
306
427
557
700
787
885
1034
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
26
624
606
624
624
1704
624
945
580
507
507
945
440
440
507
458
181
111
110
8
4
8
4
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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