Jones Beach State Park surf break

Jones Beach State Park surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 24 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
13.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 6PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (24 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (24 May)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
1
0
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
SE
9
2.2
ESE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
699
628
767
482
392
288
261
207
179
154
136
114
114
82
78
76
59
59
64
61
47
62
60
44
Wind (km/h)
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
0
NW
10
N
10
N
10
N
0
NE
10
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:08PM1.45m
3:19AM1.36m
4:03PM1.49m
4:15AM1.31m
4:55PM1.53m
5:10AM1.29m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.09m
9:27PM0.24m
9:53AM0.09m
10:25PM0.21m
10:40AM0.10m
11:16PM0.17m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:12
8:13
8:14
4
1
1
1
3
4
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
14
14
15
15
16
17
19
19
19
19
18
17
19
21
22
20
20
20
19
19
6
6
8
9
13
13
16
15
15
17
19
20
21
20
17
16
20
20
19
16
18
19
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
S
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
Energy kJ
623
482
392
288
261
207
179
154
136
114
114
82
78
76
59
46
59
51
47
37
60
44
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
SE
8
0.1
S
15
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
Energy kJ
5
24
35
48
55
58
59
58
44
44
59
4
37
26
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
10
5
5
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
SE
9
2.2
ESE
9
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.5
S
4
0.8
S
7
0.3
WSW
3
Energy kJ
699
628
767
12
12
26
64
61
7
62
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
218
130
440
507
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
38
0
0
0
0
0
152
173
152
67
45
0
25
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
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