Manasquan Inlet 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.11° N 74.03° W

Issued: 1 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Manasquan Inlet sea temperature is

19.2°C

Manasquan Inlet surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Manasquan Inlet today (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Manasquan Inlet at 8AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Evening (30 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s

Table - waves today at Manasquan Inlet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 30								Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	S 6	S 6	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	24	38	37	36	37	36	38	37	31	30	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	39	31	43
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	WNW	W	SSE	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide				10:11AM1.67m				10:49PM1.35m					11:08AM1.62m				11:52PM1.29m				12:11PM1.57m
Low Tide		3:53AM0.02m				4:44PM0.07m				4:38AM0.08m					5:40PM0.14m				5:31AM0.16m				6:48PM0.20m


	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	20	21	22	22	21	20	19	20	20	23	23	24	23	21	21	20	25	29	30	24	21
Feels °C	17	17	17	20	20	21	21	20	19	19	20	20	24	24	24	22	19	20	18	22	26	29	24	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	S 6	S 6	S 6
kJ	24	38	37	36	37	36	38	37	24	22	22	12	22	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	39	31	24
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11
kJ	10	17	17	17	17	17	16	32	31	30	29	28	28	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	5	27	26	43
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	SSE 7	S 6	SSE 5	SE 6	SE 10	E 10	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	S 3	SE 6	SE 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	—
kJ	18	4	3	3	1	4	2	5	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	S 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	S 3	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	SSW 6	—	NW 2
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	3	3	2	2	4	2	2	4	10	17	21	27	39	40	86	—	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	173	0	0	196	196	196	196	173	10	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1						1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	4

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