Manasquan · Monmouth County · New Jersey
Manasquan Inlet Surf Report & Forecast, New Jersey
Manasquan Inlet, New Jersey: 2 ft, knee to waist high, at 11 am EST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.3 ft at 11 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 14 mph offshore wind from the west-southwest, gusting 24 mph. Water is about 59°F, so a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.2 ft at 1:56 pm.
2 ft
knee to waist high · occasional 3 ft
- Swell
- 1.3 ft · 11 s · ESE
- Wind
- 14 mph (WSW), gusts 24offshore
- Tide
- 1.7 ft fallinglow -0.2 ft at 1:56 pm
- Water
- 59°F4/3
- Air
- 61°Ffeels like 50°F
- Sun
- rise 6:36 amset 4:44 pm
Manasquan Inlet surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Manasquan Inlet: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Manasquan Inlet: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor | 8 mph offshore (W), gusts 14 | 3.6 ft |
| 7 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 8 mph offshore (W), gusts 16 | 4.1 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor | 9 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 4.2 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 9 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 3.6 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 19 | 2.8 ft |
| 11 amnow | 2 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 21 | 1.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 24 | 0.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 24 | 0.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 25 | -0.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 13 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 23 | 0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 21 | 0.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 19 | 1.7 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 15 | 3.1 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 13 | 3.8 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 4.2 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 10 | 4.0 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (W) | 3.4 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 2.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 1.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 0.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 10 | 0.0 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 13 | 0.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 14 | 0.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 15 | 1.4 ft |
Manasquan Inlet waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 11 am, sets at Manasquan Inlet arrive about every minute with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 2.0 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 7 s
- Lulls
- about 37 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 11% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.9 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Manasquan Inlet surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Manasquan Inlet: the biggest day is Friday, Nov 13 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–1 ft and Poor.
Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25
Days 11–16 for Manasquan Inlet are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.3 ft · 11 s · ESE | 9 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 14 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 25 | 2 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 10 s · ESE | 6 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 5 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 10 | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.7 ft · 4 s · SE | 13 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 22 | 7 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 12 | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.3 ft · 5 s · NE | 20 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 30 | 17 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 27 | 8 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.6 ft · 8 s · E | 16 mph offshore (NW), gusts 25 | 18 mph offshore (NW), gusts 30 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 5 s · NNE | 14 mph offshore (NW), gusts 23 | 12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 20 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 4 s · NNE | 9 mph offshore (NW), gusts 17 | 9 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 17 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 7 mph offshore (NW) | 4 mph cross-shore (N) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 8 mph cross-shore (N) | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 10 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 8 mph cross-shore (N) | 1 pm |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25 | Days 11–16 for Manasquan Inlet are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Manasquan Inlet tide chart and tide times
Tides at Manasquan Inlet today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low -0.4 ft at 1:05 am, high 4.2 ft at 7:33 am, low -0.2 ft at 1:56 pm and high 3.3 ft at 7:50 pm. At 11 am the tide is 1.7 ft and falling.
Manasquan Inlet tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low -0.4 ft at 1:05 amHigh 4.2 ft at 7:33 amLow -0.2 ft at 1:56 pmHigh 3.3 ft at 7:50 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low -0.2 ft at 1:46 amHigh 4.2 ft at 8:10 amLow 0.0 ft at 2:30 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 8:36 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.7 ft at 2:19 amHigh 5.0 ft at 8:46 amLow 0.8 ft at 3:16 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 9:10 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.1 ft at 3:07 amHigh 4.7 ft at 9:26 amLow 0.9 ft at 4:02 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 9:55 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.2 ft at 3:52 amHigh 4.4 ft at 10:07 amLow 0.8 ft at 4:53 pmHigh 3.1 ft at 10:37 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.6 ft at 4:49 amHigh 3.5 ft at 10:57 amLow 0.2 ft at 5:42 pmHigh 2.6 ft at 11:44 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 0.7 ft at 5:34 amHigh 3.5 ft at 11:51 amLow 0.5 ft at 6:30 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.9 ft at 12:38 amLow 0.9 ft at 6:36 amHigh 3.5 ft at 12:45 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Manasquan Inlet water temperature
The water temperature at Manasquan Inlet is about 59°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 50°F and a 14 mph wind, a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 58 and 59°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Manasquan Inlet
- Jenkinson's0.4 mi SSW · 2 ft · Fair
- Bay Head2.1 mi SSW · 2 ft · Fair
- Spring Lake3.1 mi N · 2 ft · Fair
- Mantoloking4.2 mi S · 2 ft · Poor
- Belmar5.2 mi N · 2 ft · Fair
- Asbury Park8.4 mi NNE · 1–2 ft · Poor
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About Manasquan Inlet
Manasquan Inlet is a jetty in Manasquan, Monmouth County, New Jersey, facing east-southeast. Also called The Inlet, Squan and Manasquan Jetty.
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