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Mantoloking Surf Report & Forecast, New Jersey

Mantoloking, New Jersey: 2–3 ft, waist high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor to Fair. The main swell is 1.5 ft at 12 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 20 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 31 mph. Water is about 59°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next high tide is 3.2 ft at 7:12 pm.

Poor to Fair

2–3 ft

waist high

Swell from the east-southeast; wind from the west-northwest at 20 mph, offshore; the beach faces west-northwest.NSWE
first light 6:06 amrating through the daylast light 5:14 pm
Swell
1.5 ft · 12 s · ESEplus 0.7 ft · 5 s · S
Wind
20 mph (WNW), gusts 31offshore
Tide
0.3 ft risinghigh 3.2 ft at 7:12 pm
Water
59°F4/3–5/4 hooded
Air
58°Ffeels like 41°F
Sun
rise 6:34 amset 4:45 pm

Mantoloking surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Mantoloking: 6 am, Fair, on a rising high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Mantoloking today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.246-1253–3 ftnow6 am: Fair7 am: Fair8 am: Fair9 am: Poor to Fair10 am: Fair11 am: Poor to Fair12 pm: Poor to Fair1 pm: Poor to Fair2 pm: Poor to Fair3 pm: Poor to Fair4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Fair6a9a12p3p☀ 6:34 am4:45 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Mantoloking tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.246-1252–2 ft6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6a9a12p3pratingwind

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 Mantoloking: 5 pm, Poor, on a rising mid tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am2 ftFair13 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 214.2 ft
7 am2 ftFair15 mph offshore (W), gusts 254.4 ft
8 am2 ftFair17 mph offshore (W), gusts 284.0 ft
9 am2–3 ftPoor to Fair19 mph offshore (W), gusts 323.2 ft
10 am2–3 ftFair19 mph offshore (W), gusts 302.0 ft
11 am3 ftPoor to Fair20 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 320.9 ft
12 pm2–3 ftPoor to Fair21 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 32-0.1 ft
1 pm2–3 ftPoor to Fair20 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 31-0.6 ft
2 pm2–3 ftPoor to Fair20 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 30-0.4 ft
3 pmnow2–3 ftPoor to Fair20 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 310.3 ft
4 pm2–3 ftPoor to Fair18 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 281.2 ft
5 pm2 ftFair16 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 252.1 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am2 ftPoor10 mph offshore (W), gusts 163.6 ft
7 am2 ftPoor10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 164.1 ft
8 am2 ftPoor11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 174.1 ft
9 am2 ftPoor11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 183.6 ft
10 am2 ftPoor13 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 212.7 ft
11 am2 ftPoor15 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 231.7 ft
12 pm2 ftPoor16 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 260.7 ft
1 pm2 ftPoor16 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 25-0.0 ft
2 pm2 ftPoor16 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 24-0.3 ft
3 pm2 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 240.0 ft
4 pm2 ftPoor14 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 210.8 ft
5 pm2 ftPoor12 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 181.7 ft

Mantoloking waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 3 pm, sets at Mantoloking arrive about every 2 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 2 minutes, with about 102 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 2.7 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 18 s
Lulls
about 102 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
37% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 1.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Mantoloking surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Mantoloking: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.

Mantoloking surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend2462–3Mon, Nov 9: FairMonNov 92–2Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 101–1Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 111–2Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 121–2Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 130–1Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 140–0Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 150–0Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 160–1Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 170–1Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Mantoloking are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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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
Mantoloking 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 92–3 ftFair1.6 ft · 11 s · ESE17 mph offshore (W), gusts 2820 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 306 am
Tue, Nov 102 ftPoor1.3 ft · 11 s · ESE11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 1716 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 245 pm
Wed, Nov 111 ftPoor1.0 ft · 10 s · ESE7 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 125 mph cross-shore (SW)1 pm
Thu, Nov 121–2 ftPoor1.7 ft · 4 s · SE15 mph onshore (E), gusts 2226 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 4112 pm
Fri, Nov 131–2 ftPoor1.3 ft · 6 s · NE21 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 3016 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 242 pm
Sat, Nov 140–1 ftPoor0.8 ft · 7 s · ENE17 mph offshore (NW), gusts 2615 mph offshore (NW), gusts 2310 am
Sun, Nov 15flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.6 ft · 5 s · NNE16 mph offshore (NW), gusts 2616 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 281 pm
Mon, Nov 16flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.3 ft · 2 s · NE12 mph offshore (NW), gusts 2012 mph offshore (NW), gusts 2110 am
Tue, Nov 170–1 ftPoor—12 mph cross-shore (N)11 mph cross-shore (NNE)10 am
Wed, Nov 180–1 ftPoor—6 mph offshore (NW)3 mph offshore (WNW)7 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Mantoloking are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Mantoloking tide chart and tide times

Tides at Mantoloking today, Monday, Nov 9: low -0.3 ft at 12:27 am, high 4.4 ft at 6:49 am, low -0.6 ft at 1:14 pm and high 3.2 ft at 7:12 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 0.3 ft and rising.

Tide height at Mantoloking, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-20246Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 0.3 ft, risingLow -0.3 ft12:27 amHigh 4.4 ft6:49 amLow -0.6 ft1:14 pmHigh 3.2 ft7:12 pmLow -0.4 ft1:06 amHigh 4.2 ft7:33 amLow -0.3 ft1:56 pmHigh 3.2 ft7:52 pmLow -0.1 ft1:47 amHigh 4.2 ft8:09 amLow 0.0 ft2:30 pmHigh 3.6 ft8:35 pmLow 0.7 ft2:20 am
Tide height at Mantoloking, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Mantoloking tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low -0.3 ft at 12:27 amHigh 4.4 ft at 6:49 amLow -0.6 ft at 1:14 pmHigh 3.2 ft at 7:12 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low -0.4 ft at 1:06 amHigh 4.2 ft at 7:33 amLow -0.3 ft at 1:56 pmHigh 3.2 ft at 7:52 pm
Wed, Nov 11Low -0.1 ft at 1:47 amHigh 4.2 ft at 8:09 amLow 0.0 ft at 2:30 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 8:35 pm
Thu, Nov 12Low 0.7 ft at 2:20 amHigh 5.0 ft at 8:48 amLow 0.9 ft at 3:14 pmHigh 4.0 ft at 9:06 pm
Fri, Nov 13Low 1.0 ft at 3:10 amHigh 4.6 ft at 9:22 amLow 0.5 ft at 4:05 pmHigh 3.2 ft at 9:58 pm
Sat, Nov 14Low 0.8 ft at 3:50 amHigh 4.1 ft at 10:04 amLow 0.3 ft at 4:55 pmHigh 2.7 ft at 10:44 pm
Sun, Nov 15Low 0.4 ft at 4:43 amHigh 3.3 ft at 10:55 amLow -0.1 ft at 5:43 pmHigh 2.3 ft at 11:40 pm
Mon, Nov 16Low 0.2 ft at 5:37 amHigh 3.0 ft at 11:49 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:32 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 2.3 ft at 12:38 amLow 0.3 ft at 6:36 amHigh 2.9 ft at 12:45 pm

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Mantoloking water temperature

The water temperature at Mantoloking is about 59°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 41°F and a 20 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 58 and 59°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 59 degrees, 4/3–5/4 hooded; 58 to 59 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood59°F now

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 Mantoloking

Spots near Mantoloking with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.MantolokingBay HeadJenkinson'sManasquan InletLavalletteSpring LakeSeaside Park

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About Mantoloking

Mantoloking is a beach break in Mantoloking, Ocean County, New Jersey, facing east-southeast. Also called Mantoloking Bridge.

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