Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jones Beach State Park today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 4AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Jones Beach State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | 22 | 42 | 77 | 144 | 194 | 139 | 101 | 88 | 66 | 59 | 57 | 60 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 43 | 43 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:06PM1.49m | 11:43AM1.56m | 11:55PM1.37m | 12:30PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59PM0.06m | 5:17AM0.02m | 5:46PM0.16m | 5:57AM0.13m | 6:36PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 18 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 139 | 101 | 88 | 66 | 59 | 57 | 60 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 43 | 43 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | S 13 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | SSE 11 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 |
14 | 22 | 42 | 77 | 144 | 194 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2606 | 1344 | 1591 | 1591 | 775 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 38 | 4 |
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