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Jones Beach State Park Surf Forecast
/ Long Island NY (34 breaks) / New York (44 breaks) /
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Jones Beach State Park surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 17 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 5AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | |
122 | 150 | 124 | 111 | 118 | 142 | 138 | 160 | 131 | 40 | 28 | 58 | 64 | 50 | 58 | 28 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 52 | 60 | 117 | 212 | 247 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:23AM1.51m | 8:37PM1.90m | 9:17AM1.49m | 9:29PM1.86m | 10:14AM1.46m | 10:27PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31AM-0.17m | 2:27PM-0.09m | 3:23AM-0.19m | 3:20PM-0.07m | 4:14AM-0.17m | 4:12PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
15 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | S 7 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 18 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
 kJ | 28 | 76 | 124 | 111 | 67 | 95 | — | — | 131 | 25 | 21 | 58 | 64 | 6 | — | 28 | 28 | 29 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 15 | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 13 | E 4 | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | E 13 |
| kJ | 31 | 52 | 14 | 15 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 40 | 28 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | E 16 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 122 | 150 | — | — | 118 | 142 | 138 | 160 | 46 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 58 | 19 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 52 | 60 | 117 | 212 | 247 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 42 | 15 | 0 | 116 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 809 | 809 | 809 | 803 | 239 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 945 | 386 | 337 | 38 |
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