Manasquan Inlet Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.11° N 74.03° W

Manasquan Inlet 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Manasquan Inlet sea temperature is
23.2° C
1.0° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manasquan Inlet at 4PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
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
0
2
1
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)
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.5
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
15
22
83
105
176
52
62
48
37
38
42
28
29
28
27
26
18
17
16
26
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
45
SW
25
SSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
W
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:20AM1.53m
11:30PM1.53m
12:12PM1.51m
00:20AM1.42m
1:01PM1.49m
Low Tide
5:10PM0.08m
5:40AM-0.02m
6:02PM0.17m
6:26AM0.08m
7:00PM0.26m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:21
 mm
1
3
1
8
21
1
Temp °C
25
24
26
24
22
23
23
22
24
26
27
26
24
23
22
22
22
23
24
24
24
Feels °C
25
25
27
20
22
23
24
20
21
23
24
24
23
21
20
21
21
21
22
22
23
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