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 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.4° C
2.3° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 1AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Mon morning).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
7
1.1
S
7
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
85
154
311
104
65
85
63
46
50
54
55
55
39
38
37
38
57
69
Wind (km/h)
25
S
40
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
25
WNW
30
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:38PM1.55m
12:21PM1.54m
00:29AM1.43m
1:10PM1.51m
Low Tide
5:26PM0.07m
5:56AM-0.04m
6:18PM0.17m
6:42AM0.06m
7:16PM0.25m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:20
 mm
4
5
5
2
Temp °C
23
24
23
23
23
22
23
26
27
27
24
22
21
21
22
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
23
21
20
21
22
19
20
23
22
23
21
20
18
19
21
20
20
21
21
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