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 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
23.4°C
2.2° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 11PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.7
SSW
4
1.4
S
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
14
98
173
154
205
188
149
133
171
141
73
54
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
40
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:56PM1.68m
6:32AM1.54m
6:49PM1.73m
7:21AM1.64m
7:36PM1.73m
Low Tide
00:28AM-0.05m
12:36PM-0.01m
1:16AM-0.11m
1:28PM-0.06m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:13
7:12
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
26
24
23
23
23
22
23
25
25
24
23
24
24
23
23
25
28
27
26
Feels °C
24
21
22
24
23
22
22
22
20
20
19
20
20
20
21
24
27
26
27
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