Manasquan Inlet Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.11° N 74.03° W

Manasquan Inlet 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Manasquan Inlet sea temperature is
22.6°C
2.5° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Heavy 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
5
1
E
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
E
7
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
1.2
ENE
5
1.6
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
71
98
85
90
102
39
25
35
20
36
42
46
64
55
55
80
176
299
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
15
SW
15
NNW
25
N
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
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
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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