Manasquan Inlet Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.11° N 74.03° W

Manasquan Inlet 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 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) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manasquan Inlet at 6AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
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)
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
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
7
0.3
SE
10
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
32
27
22
23
24
31
23
22
22
17
21
15
16
12
13
9
31
30
19
14
7
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
WNW
5
ESE
15
SSE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:45PM1.35m
12:20PM1.49m
00:35AM1.25m
1:07PM1.43m
1:25AM1.17m
1:55PM1.39m
Low Tide
5:39AM0.15m
6:20PM0.27m
6:22AM0.26m
7:19PM0.34m
7:16AM0.35m
8:24PM0.37m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
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
3
3
1
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
24
25
24
25
25
23
23
27
28
27
27
27
26
25
24
25
24
22
21
20
Feels °C
26
26
25
25
26
27
25
27
27
24
23
27
28
27
28
26
25
24
25
27
25
21
18
17
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