Jones Beach State Park Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.56° W

Jones Beach State Park 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
17.3°C
1.7° 

Jones Beach State Park surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Jones Beach State Park today (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 9PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (20 Oct)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
1
2
0
3
1
0
1
0
0
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1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
10
2.5
E
10
1.8
ESE
10
2.2
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
11
3.5
E
11
3.5
E
11
3
E
11
2.1
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
584
1264
640
938
1201
1045
1458
1012
1080
2664
2714
2379
997
875
641
551
512
378
322
271
176
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:25PM1.32m
4:05AM1.23m
4:20PM1.36m
4:55AM1.34m
5:11PM1.41m
Low Tide
9:25AM0.39m
10:04PM0.24m
10:21AM0.31m
10:48PM0.15m
11:11AM0.21m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
18
19
16
14
11
10
8
9
12
14
12
10
10
10
10
12
16
17
16
13
Feels °C
8
11
13
11
7
3
2
0
1
4
7
4
2
2
2
2
4
8
10
10
5
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