Manasquan Inlet Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.11° N 74.03° W

Manasquan Inlet 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Manasquan Inlet sea temperature is
25.1° C
2.4° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manasquan Inlet at 7PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
23
24
23
31
22
22
21
19
12
16
22
8
28
39
27
26
7
7
7
14
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSE
15
SSE
5
NW
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
E
5
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
12:20PM1.49m
00:35AM1.25m
1:07PM1.43m
1:25AM1.17m
1:55PM1.39m
Low Tide
6:20PM0.27m
6:22AM0.26m
7:19PM0.34m
7:16AM0.35m
8:24PM0.37m
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:47
7:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
25
24
25
26
24
23
27
28
29
29
28
26
25
24
24
25
24
24
24
Feels °C
27
27
27
25
27
29
26
25
29
29
29
29
28
25
25
24
24
25
23
25
25
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