Surf Forecasts:
Manasquan Inlet surf forecast from 30 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 2 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 1 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period, SE swell with 159 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE 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 Wednesday (Sep 02) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m 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 0.7m 12s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 03) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Manasquan Inlet over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what we’ve got on the table for the next couple of weeks. I’ll be straight with you – the wait is the main story. For Manasquan Inlet, we’ve got a real dry spell on our hands. For over a week, from Sunday the 30th of August through to about Wednesday the 2nd of September, it’s mostly junk. Tiny little knee-high slop, weak onshore winds, and a lot of “poor surf conditions” flags. You’d be better off staying home and waxing your board. There’s a bit of a bump trying to show on Wednesday the 2nd, but it’s messy.
The only real pulse that gets my blood pumping arrives on Wednesday the 2nd of September. We’ve got a morning window that looks worth paddling out for. The swell bumps up to about 2 ft coming out of the ESE, but the period stretches to a solid 11 seconds – that’s proper groundswell energy. The combined energy hits 107 (moderate), so there's some push behind it. But the real winner? The wind. It’s glassy, N 5 km/h, complete flat calm. That means silky clean lines. This is the standout of the whole 16-day run. The water temp is sitting at 73°F, which is about 2°F warmer than the usual for this time of year – a nice little treat.
Now, that Wednesday afternoon gets a bit rowdy as the wind shifts ENE and gets onshore, and the swell jumps up to 5 ft but with a shocker of a 6-second period, so it’s just a bumpy mess. After that, from Thursday the 3rd through until Saturday the 5th of September, we get a bit of cleanish but tiny surf – waist-high at best with cross-offshore winds, but it’s all under 3 ft and weak. Then from the 6th of September onward, it’s back to the same old story: small, weak, and mostly onshore or crossed-up. A lot of entries with scores of 0. There’s even a Sunday morning on the 13th of September with a gale-force ENE wind at 25 mph and waves barely 1 ft – not worth a second look.
Overall, if you’re keen, mark your calendar for Wednesday morning, the 2nd of September. That’s your one real shot at something clean and fun. For the rest? It’s a long wait for very little reward. Hang in there.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
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PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 8 | NNE 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 |
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 kJ | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 113 | 72 | 79 | 67 | 39 | 32 | 20 | 24 | 35 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 8 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:27PM1.52m | 9:50AM1.57m | 10:11PM1.45m | 10:35AM1.58m | 11:01PM1.38m | 11:26AM1.57m | 11:59PM1.31m | 12:23PM1.55m | 1:01AM1.26m | 1:25PM1.54m | 2:06AM1.23m | 2:31PM1.53m | 3:15AM1.25m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:29PM0.08m | 3:40AM-0.01m | 4:10PM0.10m | 4:15AM0.02m | 4:55PM0.15m | 4:54AM0.08m | 5:48PM0.21m | 5:41AM0.15m | 6:56PM0.26m | 6:45AM0.22m | 8:16PM0.27m | 8:07AM0.24m | 9:28PM0.22m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | 2 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 12 | SE 4 | ESE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 72 | 15 | 67 | 39 | 27 | 19 | 24 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 4 | E 15 | ESE 8 | SW 5 | ESE 11 | E 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 79 | 17 | 36 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 13 | — | ENE 6 | SSE 4 | — | S 4 | — | SE 8 | — | — | E 7 | S 7 | S 5 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | 6 | 7 | — | 3 | — | 18 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | — | S 4 | SE 13 | SE 4 | — | — | SSE 5 | — | S 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | — | SSW 2 |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | 113 | 13 | — | — | 7 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 647 | 1657 | 57 | 516 | 870 | 452 | 516 | 1203 | 114 | 69 | 211 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 188 | 879 |
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