Jones Beach State Park Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.56° W

Jones Beach State Park 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
25.4° C
2.6° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 11AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
S
6
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
10
10
22
8
18
18
13
8
8
8
9
14
14
32
64
53
33
22
36
39
18
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
25
W
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
20
SSW
10
W
10
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:47AM1.46m
7:05PM1.80m
7:40AM1.55m
7:55PM1.82m
8:29AM1.62m
8:43PM1.79m
Low Tide
12:48PM-0.03m
1:40AM-0.14m
1:44PM-0.08m
2:29AM-0.18m
2:36PM-0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:55
7:54
 mm
5
21
2
1
1
Temp °C
24
25
27
29
28
29
28
24
21
21
23
26
28
27
27
26
25
24
25
27
28
29
28
Feels °C
24
25
27
28
28
30
29
22
21
21
23
26
27
26
27
26
24
24
25
28
27
29
27
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