Surf Forecasts:
Manasquan Inlet surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period, ESE swell with 101 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Manasquan Inlet this week:
The surf forecast for Manasquan Inlet over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 11s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Manasquan Inlet in the next 16 days are 0.8m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 6s period and expected on Monday (Aug 31) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Manasquan Inlet over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright Rusty, same story, feet and inches, Fahrenheit, miles per hour.
Water temp’s about 75°F, a little warmer than usual for this time of year – always nice on the skin.
Right off the bat, the 24th of August, Monday afternoon gives us a 1.0ft ESE swell with a real long 12 second period, offshore wind from the West at about 16 mph. Clean but tiny – combined energy is only 40 (weak). Not worth paddling out for anything but a tan.
Tuesday the 25th and Wednesday the 26th are duds. We got 1.0 to 1ft swells, poor conditions. Wednesday morning is glassy but still flat.
Thursday the 27th and Friday the 28th stay small – 2 to 2ft from the S, 6 second period, energy under 100. Friday’s cross-offshore and clean, but it’s “surfable but ordinary.”
Saturday the 29th is cross-onshore and choppy. Sunday the 30th, we get a clean 1ft SE swell but with a fresh breeze. Nothing special.
Monday the 31st, morning brings a 2ft SSE swell with light offshore wind. Afternoon drops to 0.7ft but the period jumps to 18 seconds – a real slow groundswell, energy at 59 (weak). Barely a ripple.
Then we see some pulse: Tuesday the 1st of September, 1 to 2ft ESE swells with 15 second period and energy at 123 (moderate). Cross-onshore wind makes it choppy.
The real size hits Thursday the 3rd of September. Morning we get 7ft from the E, 7 second period, energy 413 (strong). That’s head high plus, short period, cross-onshore wind at 12 mph – it’s mushy and bumpy. Too big for beginners. Afternoon drops to 3ft but period stretches to 14 seconds, energy 846 (strong).
Friday the 4th stays big – 6ft from the E, but wind is howling from the N at 22 mph, lumpy cross-shore. Saturday the 5th has 5ft from the E early, clean cross-offshore.
Now the standout: Sunday the 6th of September. Morning gives us 4ft from the E, 8 second period, energy 246 (moderate). NNW wind at 9 mph gives a clean, cross-offshore texture. That’s chest to shoulder high, clean, and the jetty works with that E swell. Crowds are often here, but this is the only real session in the whole 16 days.
After that, Monday the 7th drops to 3ft, and Tuesday the 8th is tiny with gale-force onshore wind.
So we had a long flat spell, a few days of messy size, and one clean, fun morning on the 6th. That’s the one to chase.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 46 | 38 | 43 | 92 | 28 | 40 | 35 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:34PM1.44m | 6:04AM1.23m | 6:20PM1.50m | 6:47AM1.31m | 7:00PM1.55m | 7:25AM1.38m | 7:37PM1.59m | 8:01AM1.45m | 8:12PM1.59m | 8:35AM1.50m | 8:48PM1.57m | 9:11AM1.54m | 9:27PM1.52m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM0.20m | 11:54AM0.24m | 00:35AM0.14m | 12:39PM0.18m | 1:15AM0.08m | 1:23PM0.13m | 1:54AM0.03m | 2:06PM0.10m | 2:30AM-0.00m | 2:48PM0.08m | 3:05AM-0.02m | 3:29PM0.08m | 3:40AM-0.01m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 46 | 15 | 43 | 92 | 28 | 39 | 35 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 10 | E 11 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SSE 6 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 26 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 38 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 25 | 16 | — | 16 | 6 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 4 | — | SSE 4 | S 5 | — | S 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | S 3 | S 5 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | — | 34 | 19 | — | 40 | — | — | 19 | — | — | 8 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 396 | 405 | 188 | 152 | 1194 | 359 | 360 | 398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 54 | 203 | 13 | 881 | 558 | 452 |
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