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 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jones Beach State Park sea temperature is
25.8° C
3.0° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Jones Beach State Park at 8AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (13 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
0
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)
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
S
5
0.4
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
13
16
11
11
8
5
4
7
7
8
8
8
8
3
4
5
3
4
16
6
8
5
12
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
SW
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:29AM1.62m
8:43PM1.79m
9:18AM1.64m
9:31PM1.71m
10:06AM1.64m
10:18PM1.61m
Low Tide
2:29AM-0.18m
2:36PM-0.09m
3:15AM-0.19m
3:26PM-0.07m
3:57AM-0.16m
4:13PM-0.02m
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:52
7:52
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
25
23
23
25
28
29
30
27
25
24
24
26
28
29
27
25
23
22
21
23
25
25
23
23
Feels °C
24
21
22
24
27
28
28
24
23
23
22
25
26
27
26
22
21
19
18
21
24
23
20
21
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