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 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.6° C
1.9° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Heavy 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
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)
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
22
42
77
144
194
139
101
88
66
59
57
60
54
54
54
43
43
54
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
35
S
35
S
15
SW
10
NW
15
W
10
W
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
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
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
heavy rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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