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 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
17.8°C
1.6° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 1AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Afternoon (16 Oct)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
1
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
ENE
5
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
1.1
SSE
4
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
15
15
15
15
49
83
77
69
108
86
62
51
43
33
23
8
8
4
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
W
25
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
N
40
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
35
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:36PM1.17m
11:53AM1.39m
00:29AM1.12m
12:44PM1.34m
Low Tide
5:25PM0.22m
5:14AM0.31m
6:11PM0.29m
5:58AM0.39m
7:09PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:14
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6:13
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6:10
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1
4
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3
1
1
2
2
1
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Temp °C
15
14
14
15
16
17
18
19
21
21
17
14
11
8
7
10
11
8
7
Feels °C
13
10
10
11
12
14
15
17
19
18
13
8
4
-1
-2
1
1
-2
-2
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