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Jones Beach Surf Forecast
/ Long Island NY (34 breaks) / New York (44 breaks) /
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Jones Beach surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 08 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Jones Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Jones Beach sea temperature is
11.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Jones Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Jones Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Jones Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 6 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | |
32 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 36 | 31 | 32 | 44 | 46 | 44 | 54 | 76 | 64 | 78 | 94 | 82 | 68 | 53 | 55 | 45 | 75 | 77 | 62 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 12:56PM1.14m | 1:00AM1.34m | 1:45PM1.17m | 1:52AM1.33m | 2:37PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37AM0.26m | 6:27PM0.41m | 7:33AM0.27m | 7:42PM0.42m | 8:33AM0.25m | 8:58PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 8:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 |
 kJ | 32 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 31 | 26 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 76 | 64 | 78 | 21 | 82 | 68 | 53 | 55 | 7 | 8 | 77 | 62 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 32 | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | 21 | 21 | — | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 11 | — | ESE 10 | S 4 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | SE 16 | SE 11 | ESE 9 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | — | 10 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 46 | 44 | 54 | — | — | — | 94 | 70 | — | — | — | 45 | 75 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 14 | 36 | 36 | 69 | 31 | 47 | 31 | 185 | 307 | 185 | 31 | 26 | 169 | 31 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 47 | 185 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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