Manasquan Inlet Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is gonna be a tough one to write. I'm lookin' at the 16-day window for Manasquan Inlet, and honestly, my heart sinks a little. The first week and a half is just a ghost town, a real flat spell. We’re talkin’ a long stretch of nothing from now through the end of August and into the first couple days of September. The combined swell energy barely gets out of the double digits most days, sitting at a weak (51 to 72) — just not enough push for any kind of rideable wave. Water temps are about average for this time of year, nothing to write home about.

The first faint pulse shows up on Tuesday morning, September 2nd, where the combined energy finally bumps up to a moderate (101). But even then, the swell is a weak 1 ft from the ESE with a short 12-second period, and it’s coming in with a gentle cross-onshore wind, which will leave it choppy and messy. That’s still a "poor surf conditions" call. It’s not until Wednesday afternoon, September 3rd, that we see a glimmer of hope, but it’s still a disappointment. The swell is a piddly 0.7 ft from the ESE with a very long 19-second period, which is a groundswell, but there’s just not enough height. The wind is clean, cross-off from the SW, but you’re looking at ankle-slappers at best.

The absolute best of a bad bunch, the only real standout and the true "best on offer," is Wednesday afternoon, September 3rd. The swell holds at 0.7 ft from the ESE, but that period is 19 seconds, meaning those waves have traveled a long way and will have some shape. More importantly, we get clean conditions with moderate offshore wind from the SSW. It'll be glassy, clean, and maybe just enough juice for a log on a longboard. But I gotta be straight with you: 0.7 ft is tiny. You’ll be hunting for little peelers to nose-ride on. Crowds are "often" here, but with conditions this small, it might be a quiet session.

For the rest of the window, it’s a total write-off. Thursday the 4th through Sunday the 6th of September just fizzle out, with the last day seeing a combined energy of just (5). There is no surf to be found. This is one of those rare, blank runs. It tends not to stay this flat for this long, but for now, you'd have better luck finding a good book than a good wave. Forecasts change, so keep an eye out, but don't hold your breath.

Rusty

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