Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manasquan Inlet today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Manasquan Inlet at 5AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Manasquan Inlet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 48 | 75 | 102 | 67 | 64 | 42 | 42 | 31 | 40 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:46AM1.59m | 10:57PM1.47m | 11:33AM1.54m | 11:45PM1.35m | 12:20PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21AM-0.06m | 4:43PM0.08m | 5:00AM0.04m | 5:30PM0.18m | 5:39AM0.15m | 6:20PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 7 | SSE 7 |
1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 67 | 64 | 42 | 42 | 31 | 40 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 36 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | E 4 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | — | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
3 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 4 | — |
3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | S 3 | S 6 |
— | — | — | 11 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 48 | 75 | 102 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 1 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1520 | 2280 | 1201 | 1328 | 1520 | 3314 | 1278 | 1328 | 2276 | 406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 30 | 211 | 88 | 0 |
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