Jones Beach State Park surf break

Jones Beach State Park surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 EDT
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Jones Beach State Park surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
12.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Jones Beach State Park today?

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 5PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (17 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (17 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
7
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.5
SE
9
0.8
S
6
0.9
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
118
142
138
138
108
99
75
58
75
94
32
37
40
34
38
38
50
72
130
194
182
143
124
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:23AM1.51m
8:37PM1.90m
9:17AM1.49m
9:29PM1.86m
10:14AM1.46m
10:27PM1.78m
Low Tide
2:27PM-0.09m
3:23AM-0.19m
3:20PM-0.07m
4:14AM-0.17m
4:12PM-0.02m
5:06AM-0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:06
8:07
8:07
Temp °C
23
27
26
26
26
24
23
22
22
24
24
23
25
24
23
23
26
29
29
29
26
25
24
23
22
24
22
22
25
24
24
23
21
22
22
20
23
23
22
22
24
26
26
27
25
23
23
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
7
0.8
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.1
S
18
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.4
SE
9
1.2
S
7
Energy kJ
112
84
116
108
99
75
58
6
28
28
29
25
38
37
34
24
25
10
10
26
124
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.3
S
7
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
15
5
1
4
8
4
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
10
10
10
10
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
14
5
4
6
6
4
3
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
6
0.9
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
6
Energy kJ
118
142
138
138
75
94
32
37
40
34
37
38
50
72
130
194
182
143
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
152
173
42
38
42
0
4
295
809
809
809
176
176
42
67
181
42
42
39
173
38
38
173
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
4
5
4
3
5
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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