Manasquan Inlet Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.11° N 74.03° W

Manasquan Inlet 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Manasquan Inlet sea temperature is
22.9°C
2.9° 

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) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E 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 9AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
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 37mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
1
SE
4
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
ENE
5
1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
96
105
40
48
35
33
22
35
35
64
45
39
64
96
159
226
262
342
529
681
768
773
857
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:43AM1.09m
3:04PM1.31m
3:42AM1.12m
4:02PM1.34m
4:38AM1.18m
4:56PM1.40m
Low Tide
8:47AM0.46m
9:44PM0.35m
9:47AM0.40m
10:32PM0.28m
10:39AM0.32m
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cloud
light rain
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cloud
light rain
light rain
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light rain
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:54
6:53
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
6
6
5
3
Temp °C
19
20
20
21
22
22
21
21
20
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
16
17
17
18
19
20
21
23
20
15
13
11
12
14
13
12
12
10
8
9
7
6
7
6
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