Surf Forecasts:
Manasquan Inlet surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period, E swell with 125 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s 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 Friday (Aug 28) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 10s. 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 0.8m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 6s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Manasquan Inlet over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for the next couple of weeks. Honestly, looking at the charts for the Manasquan Inlet area, it’s a tough stretch. We’re staring down a long, long run of small, weak surf with a lot of wonky wind mixed in. Don't get your hopes up for anything decent for a while.
The first real chance to even paddle out doesn't come until the morning of Friday, August 28. Even then, it’s just a modest 3 ft of swell from the SE with a short 8-second period. The combined wave energy is weak (103), so it's pretty gutless. But, and it’s a big but, the wind is forecast to be glassy. That means the surface will be smooth as a lake. For a beach/jetty setup like Manasquan Inlet, if you're absolutely desperate for a longboard or a foamie, that’s your window. It won't be good, but it will be clean.
That little blip is gone by that afternoon, and then we hit a dead zone. From Friday afternoon all the way through the end of the month and into early September, it’s just tiny, blown-out dribble. There’s nothing worth talking about for nearly a week straight.
We get a little pulse that shows up later in the run. The morning of Thursday, September 3, we see a bump in size to 5 ft from the ENE, pushing the combined energy into the moderate range (175). That’s the biggest swell of the whole outlook. The wind looks clean and offshore from the WSW, which is perfect for this spot. The problem? The period is a weak 6 seconds. So it's going to be a bit fat and crumbly—not much push behind it. It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary.
After that, we drift back into the doldrums. A similar, slightly smaller swell shows up on Friday, September 11, with a clean 3 ft from the S and light offshore wind, but again, it’s a short-period wave. The energy is weak (85) and it’s just not going to be exciting.
Bottom line: the standout here is a toss-up between that glassy morning on the 28th if you just want to get wet, and that bigger but short-period swell on the morning of Thursday, September 3. Neither is a winner. For the more advanced crowd waiting for something over 8 ft, you’re out of luck. Even 5 ft for beginners is a worry, but we don't even get there. This is a very quiet run for Manasquan Inlet. The water temp is sitting around 74°, which is bang on average for this time of year.
Stay patient, lads.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 21°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 44 | 93 | 84 | 39 | 35 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 47 | 57 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:37PM1.59m | 8:01AM1.45m | 8:12PM1.59m | 8:35AM1.50m | 8:48PM1.57m | 9:11AM1.54m | 9:27PM1.52m | 9:50AM1.57m | 10:11PM1.45m | 10:35AM1.58m | 11:01PM1.38m | 11:26AM1.57m | 11:59PM1.31m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23PM0.13m | 1:54AM0.03m | 2:06PM0.10m | 2:30AM-0.00m | 2:48PM0.08m | 3:05AM-0.02m | 3:29PM0.08m | 3:40AM-0.01m | 4:10PM0.10m | 4:15AM0.02m | 4:55PM0.15m | 4:54AM0.08m | 5:48PM0.21m | ||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 4 | 23 |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 24 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | S 5 |
| kJ | 40 | 44 | 93 | 84 | 39 | 35 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 57 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | — | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | — | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 5 | ENE 4 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | ESE 12 | — | ENE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | — | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | WSW 2 | W 2 | NW 3 | — | ENE 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 7 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 360 | 1194 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 62 | 56 | 213 | 13 | 188 | 3262 | 516 | 516 | 1005 | 51 | 209 | 2491 | 256 | 173 | 0 | 0 |
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