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 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
23.1° C
0.6° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 1PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (28 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (28 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.8
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
30
28
54
92
117
87
109
108
97
131
183
255
242
107
110
102
52
144
99
94
71
45
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
10
W
15
W
10
NW
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:24AM1.26m
7:37PM1.60m
8:04AM1.30m
8:14PM1.61m
8:41AM1.34m
8:49PM1.60m
Low Tide
1:20PM0.18m
2:05AM0.05m
2:04PM0.16m
2:44AM0.02m
2:45PM0.14m
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:12
8:10
 mm
1
1
5
8
5
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
4
7
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
24
25
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
22
21
20
20
20
22
23
23
22
Feels °C
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
24
24
23
24
23
25
23
22
20
19
20
23
24
24
21
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