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 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.9° C
2.2° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 2AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon night, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
E
4
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.8
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
3
7
4
3
6
11
16
18
31
41
54
75
82
65
55
62
68
60
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
S
15
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
15
SSW
15
NW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:18PM1.61m
10:55AM1.61m
11:06PM1.49m
11:43AM1.56m
Low Tide
4:13PM-0.02m
4:37AM-0.09m
4:59PM0.06m
5:17AM0.02m
5:46PM0.16m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:51
7:49
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
24
24
23
23
24
24
23
21
21
21
23
24
24
26
28
29
27
Feels °C
24
25
23
25
24
24
23
21
20
19
18
17
21
26
26
28
29
30
29
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