Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jones Beach State Park today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 10AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Jones Beach State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | 39 | 38 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 26 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:34AM1.18m | 2:06PM1.40m | 2:27AM1.12m | 2:58PM1.38m | 3:25AM1.09m | 3:55PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34AM0.32m | 8:39PM0.36m | 8:36AM0.37m | 9:41PM0.35m | 9:37AM0.37m | 10:35PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 |
53 | 39 | 38 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 37 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 5 |
3 | 1 | — | 5 | 12 | 12 | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | E 7 | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 14 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 |
2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 23 | — | — | 37 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 26 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 76 | 335 | 1254 | 339 | 335 | 284 | 295 | 346 | 76 | 809 | 3375 | 941 | 809 | 339 | 114 | 114 | 1211 | 531 | 1211 | 12 | 12 | 61 |
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