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 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
23.6° C
1.4° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 3PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
4
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.8
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
8
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.9
S
8
2.3
S
9
1.9
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
38
36
24
23
35
32
42
22
32
57
110
235
278
293
311
320
526
481
339
499
859
655
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SW
40
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
S
10
SW
10
W
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:10PM1.51m
1:19AM1.32m
1:58PM1.48m
2:09AM1.22m
2:47PM1.45m
Low Tide
6:42AM0.06m
7:16PM0.25m
7:32AM0.16m
8:19PM0.30m
8:25AM0.23m
9:20PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:19
8:19
 mm
2
1
7
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
22
23
24
23
23
22
22
23
23
24
25
23
24
23
23
23
26
28
29
28
24
Feels °C
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
22
21
22
24
21
21
21
22
22
26
27
30
28
20
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