Jones Beach State Park Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.56° W

Jones Beach State Park 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
22.8°C
1.0° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 7AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
S
4
1.2
S
5
1
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
73
84
82
82
55
54
53
53
40
38
30
30
29
29
21
22
23
33
24
24
24
70
53
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
W
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:10AM1.47m
8:22PM1.62m
8:45AM1.52m
8:58PM1.59m
9:20AM1.57m
9:36PM1.54m
Low Tide
2:10AM-0.01m
2:22PM0.08m
2:47AM-0.03m
3:04PM0.06m
3:22AM-0.04m
3:44PM0.06m
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:32
7:30
7:30
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
24
23
23
24
26
26
28
25
22
20
19
21
23
23
22
22
22
21
21
22
25
25
26
24
Feels °C
26
25
25
25
26
26
30
22
18
15
15
18
21
20
20
21
22
21
21
21
24
22
25
23
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