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 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.9° C
2.1° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 12PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
1
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)
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
SE
8
1
S
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
29
35
35
44
95
85
130
80
83
71
71
68
37
36
32
23
16
15
14
9
16
17
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
SW
20
SSW
15
W
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SE
10
SW
15
S
15
SSW
15
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:29AM1.24m
3:58PM1.61m
4:41AM1.28m
5:07PM1.67m
5:48AM1.36m
6:10PM1.74m
Low Tide
9:42AM0.15m
10:55PM0.12m
10:48AM0.09m
11:53PM0.02m
11:50AM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
7:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
24
27
29
30
32
29
26
25
26
28
31
32
33
29
27
26
26
27
29
29
30
28
Feels °C
26
25
28
29
30
31
28
26
25
26
28
30
30
32
27
27
26
27
26
29
28
29
27
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