Jones Beach State Park surf break

Jones Beach State Park surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 23 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
13.5° 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 5AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (23 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (23 May)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat night, light winds from the N by Mon morning).

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
6
2
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
58
67
93
142
156
356
491
670
828
1055
1354
1224
904
688
586
430
331
261
217
184
140
140
114
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
45
E
40
E
20
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
5
N
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
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
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:26AM1.51m
2:12PM1.43m
2:22AM1.43m
3:08PM1.45m
3:19AM1.36m
4:03PM1.49m
Low Tide
8:02AM0.07m
8:21PM0.25m
9:01AM0.09m
9:27PM0.24m
9:53AM0.09m
10:25PM0.21m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
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>
8:10
8:12
8:12
4
4
4
6
3
5
10
6
3
1
9
5
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
11
12
12
12
11
10
11
11
11
13
14
16
17
8
9
8
6
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
4
8
7
8
7
7
8
9
10
12
13
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
2.4
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
Energy kJ
37
58
7
7
7
904
688
586
430
331
261
217
184
140
140
114
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
Energy kJ
4
4
7
7
18
19
29
30
31
31
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
3
7
5
10
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
6
2
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
Energy kJ
9
14
67
93
142
156
356
491
670
828
1055
1354
1224
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
5
4
465
507
173
173
194
507
333
295
218
211
75
110
8
8
4
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
8
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
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