Surf Forecasts:
Manasquan Inlet surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 3 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, E swell with 92 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 3 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s 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 Thursday (Sep 03) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. 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 1.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Manasquan Inlet over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get into it. This is your local surf outlook for the Manasquan Inlet area.
Right now, we’re looking at a pretty flat and frustrating run. Honestly, there’s nothing on the cards that’s worth paddling out for over the next 16 days. The swell is tiny most of the time, and when it does show a pulse, the wind or the period just kills it. We’ve got a long gap of almost no real surfable waves here.
Wednesday morning kicks off with a weak 4ft swell from the east, but the period is a short 6 seconds and the wind is howling onshore at 16 mph. The combined wave energy is a measly 134 (moderate). It’s messy and blown out. That theme continues through the rest of the week and into the next. Thursday morning sees the swell drop to 3ft, with the wind shifting to a cross-offshore, which cleans it up a bit, but the energy is weak (74) and the period is still short. You’ve got surfable waves, but they’re ordinary as hell.
Friday through Monday is just a write-off. Swell heights barely scrape 3ft, periods are short, and the wind is all over the place. The water temperature at this break is 73°, which is about a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.
Even the second week doesn’t offer much hope. There’s a small bump of 4ft on Saturday the 12th, but it’s a short period windswell (5 seconds) with onshore winds. The combined energy is 98 (weak). It’s not worth getting excited about. The only thing that stands out is early in the second week, the period gets long—like 14 seconds on Wednesday the 16th—but the swell height is only 0.7ft. That long period groundswell would be better suited to a point break or reef, but here at the inlet it’d just be a tiny, straight wave with a 25 mph cross-offshore wind on the afternoon. That’s kite surfing territory, not paddle surfing.
Honestly, if you’ve got a kite, you might find something to do on a few of these days. But for a surfboard, this is a dead run. It’s a beach/jetty setup here, and we’re just not getting the right combination of size, period, and wind.
Stay patient, my friend. Forecasts can change.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
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 kJ | 74 | 64 | 45 | 42 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 62 | 52 | 39 | 22 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 18 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:26AM1.57m | 11:59PM1.31m | 12:23PM1.55m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48PM0.21m | 5:41AM0.15m | 6:56PM0.26m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 58 | 50 | 45 | 42 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 62 | 52 | 39 | 22 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | S 6 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 36 | 31 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 5 | SW 4 | — | S 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | N 3 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | W 2 | — | N 3 | N 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | SW 2 | NNE 3 | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 74 | 64 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 25 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 16 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 402 | 879 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 195 | 13 | 188 | 647 | 1244 | 64 | 14 | 152 | 0 | 1 | 405 | 178 | 1 | 173 | 5 |
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