
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manasquan Inlet today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Manasquan Inlet at 3AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Manasquan Inlet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | 71 | 98 | 85 | 90 | 102 | 39 | 25 | 35 | 20 | 36 | 42 | 46 | 64 | 55 | 55 | 80 | 176 | 299 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:08PM1.31m | 2:43AM1.09m | 3:04PM1.31m | 3:42AM1.12m | 4:02PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47PM0.40m | 8:47AM0.46m | 9:44PM0.35m | 9:47AM0.40m | 10:32PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 5 | E 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — |
13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 35 | 20 | 36 | 42 | 46 | 64 | 55 | 55 | 44 | 6 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SSW 4 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
45 | 71 | 98 | 85 | 90 | 102 | 39 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 43 | 80 | 176 | 299 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1203 | 405 | 405 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 405 | 646 | 646 | 1318 | 110 | 0 | 82 | 152 | 393 | 558 | 870 | 409 | 393 |
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