Jones Beach State Park Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.58° N 73.56° W

Jones Beach State Park 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.2° C
1.8° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 10AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
39
38
26
15
15
25
24
11
11
12
11
18
21
22
23
25
37
37
33
31
33
26
11
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
SSW
5
SW
30
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ESE
10
S
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
1:34AM1.18m
2:06PM1.40m
2:27AM1.12m
2:58PM1.38m
3:25AM1.09m
3:55PM1.38m
Low Tide
7:34AM0.32m
8:39PM0.36m
8:36AM0.37m
9:41PM0.35m
9:37AM0.37m
10:35PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:44
7:42
 mm
11
7
3
8
2
Temp °C
26
25
24
26
27
26
19
20
20
20
20
22
23
23
23
23
22
22
21
22
22
23
22
22
Feels °C
25
25
25
27
27
28
16
19
20
20
19
21
22
23
23
23
22
22
20
23
24
27
25
24
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