Jones Beach State Park surf break

Jones Beach State Park surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
9.7° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jones Beach State Park today?

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 9PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). 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 (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
S
0.5
NE
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.7
S
0.9
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)777777754566445566666566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1188554421061271227518810592645324191716
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
NE
0
SW
10
SSW
20
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
20
S
10
NW
15
N
15
N
5
N
5
N
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:25AM
1.44
10:38PM
1.74
11:25AM
1.38
11:38PM
1.65
12:27PM
1.34
12:41AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:23PM
-0.04
5:17AM
-0.08
5:15PM
0.05
6:15AM
0.01
6:15PM
0.15
7:21AM
0.08
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:05-------6:03
Sunset--7:37-------7:38-------7:39-----
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------123------
Temp. °C991086544566667877910109989
Feels °C (?)433-1-2-2-3-1210-2-2-10005776767
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