Jones Beach State Park surf break

Jones Beach State Park surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 17 Mar 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
3.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 9AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 17). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (17 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (17 Mar)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.2
SE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)101011101010101011101010999999999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22752307159794777669054848031937132024623619419016215915515214512312310562
Wind
(km/h)
60
S
50
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
40
W
30
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
W
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:55AM
1.51
7:18PM
1.47
7:36AM
1.56
7:56PM
1.58
8:16AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:47AM
0.02
1:14PM
-0.07
1:34AM
-0.05
1:54PM
-0.13
2:20AM
-0.12
2:34PM
-0.17
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise---7:03-------7:01-------7:00----
Sunset------7:01-------7:02-------7:04-
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
53----------------------
Temp. °C1263003430-1-2-3-2-10001112233
Feels °C (?)1-6-8-12-11-7-7-6-8-9-10-11-9-5-6-7-6-5-4-4-3-4-3-3
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