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 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
23.2°C
1.0° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 2AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (24 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
12
0.6
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.3
SE
12
0.7
S
6
0.3
SE
11
0.6
S
6
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
11
22
24
42
35
30
27
36
20
24
30
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:51PM1.42m
5:23AM1.17m
5:44PM1.48m
6:13AM1.24m
6:29PM1.54m
Low Tide
11:23PM0.25m
11:22AM0.28m
00:08AM0.18m
12:09PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:38
7:37
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
26
24
22
22
23
25
24
24
24
22
21
20
22
24
25
24
22
Feels °C
26
23
23
22
19
19
20
23
22
23
23
20
19
17
20
21
22
21
19
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