Jones Beach State Park surf break

Jones Beach State Park surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 EDT
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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
13.7° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jones Beach State Park today?

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 9PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the E by Sun morning).

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
1
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.3
ESE
8
2.5
SE
9
2.5
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
28
27
27
27
25
24
27
51
111
145
155
136
122
113
125
122
160
302
495
717
945
1101
1199
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
20
E
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:16PM1.42m
00:27AM1.60m
1:15PM1.42m
1:26AM1.51m
2:12PM1.43m
2:22AM1.43m
Low Tide
6:05PM0.14m
7:00AM0.02m
7:11PM0.21m
8:02AM0.07m
8:21PM0.25m
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light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:10
8:12
1
2
1
3
8
7
4
4
7
9
Temp °C
17
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
12
11
9
8
8
9
10
10
10
11
13
11
12
12
14
12
10
8
8
8
7
6
7
6
7
5
1
-1
1
2
2
2
2
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
28
28
19
19
18
11
24
27
12
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
29
27
27
27
27
25
6
11
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
8
8
3
3
3
7
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
5
0.6
E
5
0.7
E
4
1
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.3
ESE
8
2.5
SE
9
2.5
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
10
9
7
17
19
51
111
145
155
136
122
113
125
122
160
302
495
717
945
1101
1199
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
Distance (km)
4
4
5
15
0
5
580
551
577
620
2542
2542
624
507
470
440
440
945
945
173
194
440
333
216
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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