Manasquan Inlet surf break

Manasquan Inlet surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 EDT
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Manasquan Inlet surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Manasquan Inlet sea temperature is
4.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Manasquan Inlet today?

The current surf forecast for Manasquan Inlet at 9AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (20 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Evening (20 Mar)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ESE
0.7
SE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.8
SSW
0.9
SSE
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.9
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)998888566777999668888855
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)70759262626211514318819832782413233232018171818133733
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
S
35
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNE
10
NE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:26PM
1.61
8:49AM
1.52
9:08PM
1.65
9:35AM
1.47
9:53PM
1.65
10:26AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:49AM
-0.14
2:58PM
-0.16
3:34AM
-0.14
3:39PM
-0.14
4:21AM
-0.10
4:21PM
-0.08
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---7:00-------6:58-------6:56----
Sunset------7:07-------7:07-------7:08-
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------231-------------
Temp. °C4454799991011981012987779121512
Feels °C (?)-1-10-1110025841585423247128
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