Jones Beach State Park surf break

Jones Beach State Park surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 28 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jones Beach State Park today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 6PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (28 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

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
4
1
S
5
1.2
SSW
5
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
7
1
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
27
27
23
21
21
15
15
9
15
13
49
75
55
33
25
11
8
8
40
131
125
127
96
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
W
15
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
W
30
NW
40
NW
40
NNW
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NE
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
High Tide
6:27PM1.62m
6:47AM1.30m
7:07PM1.64m
7:30AM1.30m
7:45PM1.64m
Low Tide
12:05PM0.12m
00:48AM0.09m
12:46PM0.13m
1:32AM0.07m
1:27PM0.15m
2:14AM0.05m
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
8:16
Temp °C
22
22
21
19
18
16
15
15
18
21
21
22
20
17
11
11
12
15
16
15
13
13
12
13
19
18
16
13
13
11
11
11
14
17
15
18
16
11
1
2
3
8
9
8
8
9
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
28
21
14
23
16
15
15
15
9
7
7
8
34
55
33
25
11
7
7
7
7
125
127
96
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.2
WNW
3
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
7
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
13
27
27
22
21
21
12
8
7
2
1
1
1
1
1
5
8
8
8
1
1
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
3
2
5
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
4
1
S
5
1.2
SSW
5
0.6
WNW
3
1.1
NW
4
1.1
NW
4
1.1
N
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NE
4
1
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
9
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NW
2
Energy kJ
2
6
6
5
3
1
15
13
49
75
7
39
45
47
31
21
40
131
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
5
5
15
124
5
93
93
93
129
809
823
296
26
201
339
948
941
1182
1269
386
8
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
5
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
3
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
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