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 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.3° C
2.3° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 1PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.8
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
8
8
12
8
8
8
8
8
10
12
14
34
75
112
142
83
80
80
62
46
33
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NNE
5
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
W
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:36AM1.56m
10:47PM1.66m
11:30AM1.55m
11:38PM1.55m
12:21PM1.54m
Low Tide
4:26AM-0.19m
4:35PM-0.01m
5:11AM-0.12m
5:26PM0.07m
5:56AM-0.04m
6:18PM0.17m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
 mm
5
15
1
3
2
Temp °C
25
23
25
27
26
26
25
24
24
24
25
22
22
23
23
23
23
22
24
26
28
27
25
Feels °C
24
23
26
25
24
25
25
25
25
23
24
24
23
22
22
22
22
19
20
21
23
23
22
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