Surf Forecasts:
Manasquan Inlet surf forecast from 14 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 17 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 17 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, SSE swell with 108 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 17 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE 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 Monday (Aug 17) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Manasquan Inlet in the next 16 days are 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 17) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 20) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Manasquan Inlet over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming down the line for the next couple of weeks.
To be honest, for the first week, it's a real struggle. We’ve got a long stretch of pretty poor conditions. The swell is tiny and the wind is mostly cross or cross-onshore, making for choppy, messy surf. There’s a bit of a bump on the 17th, Monday morning, with a light cross-offshore breeze from the WNW, but the swell is only 3 ft from the SSE with a short period, so it’s just about surfable but nothing to write home about. The combined energy is weak (63). The days following that are back to the same story: small, weak, and messy.
The real standout, and the only one I’d get excited about, is on Thursday, 20 August. The morning session at Manasquan Inlet is looking like the best bet of the whole run. The swell nudges up to 4 ft from the South with a clean, light offshore wind from the NW. The combined energy hits a moderate 118, which is the best we’ll see. The water is much warmer than normal for this time of year at 78°, which is a nice bonus. It’s a fully exposed beach and jetty setup, so when it gets any swell, it can hold it, and with that offshore wind, it should be clean and workable. It’s advanced-level and consistent, so you’ll need to be on your game, and with it being the best in a dry spell, you can expect crowds to be likely.
After that, the 22nd shows a bit of size (5 ft from the ENE) but the wind is a messy cross-shore, so kite surfers might get more out of it than us paddle surfers. The end of the month, the 28th and 29th, show a bit of a pickup in energy with cleaner winds, but the swell direction is still poor and the conditions are still just "surfable." The 29th afternoon has glassy conditions with a 2 ft SE swell, but the energy is just moderate (107). It’s a long wait for not much.
So, my honest call: if you have to get wet, hit Thursday morning, 20 August at Manasquan Inlet. That’s your one real window. Otherwise, the forecast is pretty flat for the next couple of weeks.
Stay patient, Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ENE 4 | E 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 108 | 58 | 22 | 16 | 35 | 36 | 75 | 28 | 24 | 60 | 74 | 45 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:09AM1.62m | 9:22PM1.69m | 9:57AM1.62m | 10:09PM1.59m | 10:46AM1.59m | 10:57PM1.47m | 11:33AM1.54m | 11:45PM1.35m | 12:20PM1.49m | 00:35AM1.25m | 1:07PM1.43m | 1:25AM1.17m | 1:55PM1.39m | 2:18AM1.11m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM-0.06m | 3:41AM-0.13m | 3:57PM-0.00m | 4:21AM-0.06m | 4:43PM0.08m | 5:00AM0.04m | 5:30PM0.18m | 5:39AM0.15m | 6:20PM0.27m | 6:22AM0.26m | 7:19PM0.34m | 7:16AM0.35m | 8:24PM0.37m | ||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 12 | ESE 3 | ESE 9 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | ENE 5 | SE 11 | SE 7 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 58 | 22 | 16 | 35 | 2 | 75 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 36 | 26 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | SSE 6 | ENE 5 | SE 12 | SSE 4 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 4 | — | 8 | 7 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 7 | — | E 12 | SE 6 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | NE 2 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | — | NNE 3 | — | — | SE 7 | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | — | 10 | 38 | 108 | — | 1 | — | — | 36 | 4 | — | 19 | 60 | 74 | 45 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1005 | 3297 | 1006 | 1520 | 1657 | 1520 | 1328 | 1201 | 173 | 0 | 13 | 29 | 64 | 188 | 110 | 406 | 414 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 152 |
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