Manasquan Inlet Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get straight into it for the Manasquan Inlet stretch. I won't lie to ya, it's a pretty bleak picture for the next 16 days. The jetty there is exposed to a SSE swell, but we just aren't getting the goods. We're stuck in a pattern of small, weak, and often messy surf. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing wild there.

Looking at Sunday the 26th, we've got tiny 2 ft to 2 ft swell coming from the SE and ESE with a short period of 8 seconds. The energy is weak (62 to 67), and with an onshore to cross-onshore wind, it’s just poor, choppy conditions. Not worth paddling out.

The whole week of the 27th through the 31st is more of the same. Swell hangs around 1 ft to 4 ft, but the period stays short, under 8 seconds, and the wind is mostly cross or cross-shore, keeping things choppy and uninviting. The wave energy stays in the weak range (40 to 188), though there’s a brief spike on Wednesday the 29th morning with 4 ft of NE windswell and a clean look thanks to a NNW cross-offshore breeze. Even then, the energy is only moderate (119), so it’s not exactly firing. That Thursday afternoon the 30th goes glassy with a 3 ft E swell, but it’s a "surfable but very ordinary" situation with only 145 in energy. You *could* get a slide, but don't expect much.

We roll into August, and the first week is a real flat spell. From Saturday the 1st through to Sunday the 9th, the heights are mostly below 3 ft with periods all under 8 seconds. The combined energy values are low, barely cracking 100 most days. A few small windows pop up, like Monday morning the 3rd with glassy conditions on a 2 ft SSE swell, or Tuesday morning the 4th with a light offshore. But these are "ordinary" at best, not the kind of thing you'd tell your mates about.

It's a long stretch of poor to non-existent surf. The best, and I mean the absolute best of a bad bunch, would be that Thursday afternoon the 30th of July, or maybe Wednesday morning the 29th of July. Even then, it's small and not breaking with any real power.

Honestly, if you're looking to paddle, there isn't a standout day in this entire 16-day window. The swell is too small, too weak, and too often blown out. The whole setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer on those windier days than for a surfer. After a couple of weeks of this, you just have to wait for the next system to roll through and hope the forecasts change.

Rusty out.

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