Manasquan Inlet Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.11° N 74.03° W

Manasquan Inlet 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Manasquan Inlet sea temperature is
18.3°C
2.2° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manasquan Inlet at 8PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, strong winds from the NE by Mon morning).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
1
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)
0.7
SE
4
0.6
S
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.9
N
4
0.9
N
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.4
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.8
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
13
35
43
34
33
27
28
57
69
69
115
160
167
0
310
336
404
402
386
476
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
W
10
WNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:44AM1.36m
00:22AM1.10m
12:35PM1.31m
1:15AM1.08m
1:27PM1.28m
Low Tide
5:56PM0.30m
5:41AM0.41m
6:54PM0.36m
6:44AM0.46m
8:00PM0.37m
light rain
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:07
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7:09
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6:15
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6:14
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6:12
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 mm
1
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1
3
3
1
2
1
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Temp °C
19
22
23
23
19
14
10
8
9
9
12
10
9
8
8
7
8
10
10
11
11
Feels °C
18
21
21
23
19
8
3
1
2
2
4
1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
3
2
3
3
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