Jones Beach State Park Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.56° W

Jones Beach State Park 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
23.0°C
1.3° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 8AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
1
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.1
SSW
5
0.8
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
40
39
39
31
30
21
30
23
24
24
24
18
35
88
66
32
17
11
16
10
10
15
14
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
20
N
10
NNE
5
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
NNW
10
NNE
0
SE
5
N
5
N
5
W
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:45AM1.52m
8:58PM1.59m
9:20AM1.57m
9:36PM1.54m
9:59AM1.59m
10:19PM1.47m
Low Tide
2:47AM-0.03m
3:04PM0.06m
3:22AM-0.04m
3:44PM0.06m
3:56AM-0.03m
4:26PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:30
7:28
 mm
2
3
9
Temp °C
22
19
19
21
23
24
23
23
22
22
21
22
25
25
25
23
19
20
21
22
23
25
24
24
Feels °C
19
14
15
19
22
21
20
21
21
21
19
20
23
22
24
23
19
22
22
23
24
25
23
24
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