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 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.2° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 7PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.9
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.4
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
380
245
190
157
147
119
89
60
44
42
22
77
92
106
101
112
144
61
48
38
36
Wind (km/h)
25
N
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:01AM1.69m
9:18PM1.42m
9:40AM1.63m
10:01PM1.33m
10:21AM1.55m
10:47PM1.24m
Low Tide
3:23PM0.00m
3:27AM0.06m
4:03PM0.06m
4:03AM0.15m
4:43PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
16
20
22
21
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
22
26
26
24
21
Feels °C
12
18
21
20
18
18
19
18
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
18
21
25
25
24
21
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