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 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
22.9°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 (30 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 10PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)--
Afternoon (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
31
29
23
16
11
11
10
10
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
7
7
17
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
N
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
SW
5
ESE
20
ENE
30
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:36PM1.54m
9:59AM1.59m
10:19PM1.47m
10:42AM1.60m
Low Tide
3:44PM0.06m
3:56AM-0.03m
4:26PM0.08m
4:31AM0.01m
5:10PM0.12m
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6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:28
7:27
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
25
26
26
24
23
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
24
27
26
24
21
Feels °C
24
26
26
23
22
22
22
23
24
23
23
23
24
24
26
30
28
25
20
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