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 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
25.8° C
3.0° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 3PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (13 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
E
4
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
9
10
13
8
5
5
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
13
8
3
3
3
3
3
11
16
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
ENE
10
ENE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:29AM1.62m
8:43PM1.79m
9:18AM1.64m
9:31PM1.71m
10:06AM1.64m
10:18PM1.61m
Low Tide
2:29AM-0.18m
2:36PM-0.09m
3:15AM-0.19m
3:26PM-0.07m
3:57AM-0.16m
4:13PM-0.02m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:52
7:52
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
23
22
25
28
30
29
27
26
24
24
26
28
28
26
26
24
21
21
23
25
25
23
23
Feels °C
22
22
25
26
29
28
25
24
23
23
24
26
27
24
25
21
17
16
20
24
22
20
20
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