Manasquan Inlet Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.11° N 74.03° W

Manasquan Inlet 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manasquan Inlet sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Manasquan Inlet today (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manasquan Inlet at 5AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
547
266
443
193
162
120
98
84
62
39
27
25
28
12
20
7
3
52
35
39
39
29
26
17
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
15
N
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:51AM1.67m
9:09PM1.39m
9:30AM1.60m
9:53PM1.30m
10:11AM1.52m
10:39PM1.22m
Low Tide
2:33AM0.01m
3:08PM0.02m
3:10AM0.08m
3:48PM0.07m
3:45AM0.16m
4:28PM0.15m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:21
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6:20
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1
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Temp °C
16
14
15
15
20
23
21
19
18
18
18
19
21
22
20
20
21
20
20
25
27
27
25
23
Feels °C
12
9
12
11
18
22
20
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
17
18
18
19
25
26
26
26
24
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