Surf Forecasts:
Manasquan Inlet surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 24 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period, ESE swell with 111 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 24 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s 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 (Jul 24) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Manasquan Inlet in the next 16 days are 1.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 24th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Fri 24th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Manasquan Inlet over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the N by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 78 | 49 | 15 | 18 | 26 | 77 | 111 | 82 | 31 | 57 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 53 | 75 | 47 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:27PM1.41m | 3:48AM1.11m | 4:21PM1.41m | 4:48AM1.11m | 5:14PM1.44m | 5:44AM1.15m | 6:03PM1.48m | 6:33AM1.20m | 6:48PM1.51m | 7:16AM1.25m | 7:28PM1.55m | 7:55AM1.29m | 8:05PM1.57m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03AM0.29m | 10:00PM0.30m | 9:55AM0.30m | 10:51PM0.26m | 10:45AM0.29m | 11:38PM0.22m | 11:32AM0.27m | 00:23AM0.17m | 12:19PM0.23m | 1:07AM0.13m | 1:04PM0.20m | 1:49AM0.09m | 1:48PM0.17m | 2:28AM0.05m | |||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 7 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | S 6 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | S 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 56 | 78 | 49 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 111 | 82 | 27 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 32 | 75 | 47 | 68 | 75 | 6 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | — | — | S 7 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 8 | E 7 | S 6 | E 7 | ENE 6 | E 9 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 35 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 15 | — | — | 3 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 10 | — | S 6 | — | — | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | SE 8 | S 3 | — | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | ENE 5 | — | SSE 8 | SW 2 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | — | 15 | 18 | — | 77 | — | — | — | 57 | 2 | — | 12 | 53 | — | — | 26 | — | 80 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 173 | 0 | 347 | 516 | 62 | 646 | 562 | 0 | 84 | 1532 | 84 | 516 | 398 | 359 | 247 | 393 | 10 | 562 | 0 | 0 |
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