Surf Forecasts:
Manasquan Inlet surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 4 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period, ESE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period, ENE swell with 102 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 4 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s 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 (Sep 04) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 4s. 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 0.7m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Manasquan Inlet over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Looking at our local waters, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a bit of a bleak stretch ahead for Manasquan Inlet.
Right now, and for most of the next week and a half, the surf is pretty much flat or junk. The first real sniff of anything happens Thursday, September 10th. The morning is still a no-go, but by Thursday afternoon we get some `3 ft` swell from the South with a clean offshore wind out of the West (15 mph). It’s surfable, but honestly, it’s very ordinary. Not a standout, just something to get wet on.
Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th are back to tiny, poor conditions.
Then we hit Sunday, September 13th. The swell bumps up a bit – starting at `4 ft` in the morning and climbing to `5 ft` from the ENE in the afternoon, with moderate wave energy (160 to 340). The problem is the wind is cross-onshore, making it choppy and messy. The period is short at 7 seconds, so it’s not gonna be anything special – just lumpy, weak lines.
After that, it's more of the same tiny stuff until Wednesday, September 16th. That morning we have a `3 ft` swell from the NE with a clean offshore wind out of the WSW (9 mph). Again, surfable but very ordinary.
The only real standout – and I mean the *only* one worth circling on your calendar – is the very end of the forecast. On Saturday, September 19th, the swell finally pushes up to `5 ft` from the ESE with strong offshore winds out of the WNW at 15 mph. That’s a decent sized wave with clean conditions, and it’ll be a bit too punchy for beginners. The combined energy is moderate (155). It’s a long way out, so don’t hold me to it, but that Saturday morning looks like the best chance we’ve got in this whole 16-day window.
Bottom line: there’s nothing game-changing here. A few days with surfable, ordinary waves, and one promising but distant Saturday on the 19th. The rest is a whole lot of nothing.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | S 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | ENE 10 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
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 kJ | 40 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 60 | 43 | 43 | 102 | 83 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | off | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:01AM1.26m | 1:25PM1.54m | 2:06AM1.23m | 2:31PM1.53m | 3:15AM1.25m | 3:41PM1.55m | 4:25AM1.31m | 4:49PM1.60m | 5:28AM1.42m | 5:49PM1.66m | 6:24AM1.53m | 6:41PM1.70m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:45AM0.22m | 8:16PM0.27m | 8:07AM0.24m | 9:28PM0.22m | 9:24AM0.21m | 10:29PM0.13m | 10:29AM0.13m | 11:24PM0.04m | 11:27AM0.05m | 00:14AM-0.04m | 12:21PM-0.01m | 1:02AM-0.09m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | 7:24 | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 30 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 10 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 4 | NE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 43 | 102 | 83 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | E 6 | S 5 | ESE 8 | S 6 | E 7 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 9 | S 4 | ENE 4 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | — | ESE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | S 6 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | SE 3 | E 5 | E 5 | — | N 3 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 60 | 43 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 103 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 188 | 2548 | 405 | 704 | 2548 | 64 | 383 | 78 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 88 | 196 | 51 | 398 | 1216 | 1194 |
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