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Level 6/10

Manasquan Inlet

Manasquan, USA
🌀Strong rips👥Crowded👊Localism

Manasquan Inlet is the gold standard of New Jersey surfing—an inlet-enhanced beach break that produces the Garden State's most consistent and powerful waves. The inlet jetty creates sandbars that transform ordinary Atlantic swells into legitimate overhead peaks, with fast, hollow sections that reward aggressive surfing. The local crew is notoriously protective and skilled, having earned their waves through decades of cold water dedication. When hurricane swells or nor'easters hit the Jersey Shore, Manasquan is where serious East Coast surfers want to be.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
0
Poor
0.7m
@8s
24km/h
Tue
31
0
Poor
1.0m
@9s
19km/h
Wed
1
0
Poor
1.5m
@9s
20km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.7m
SSE(153°)
Score: 5/25
Period
8s
Short period / windswell
Score: 4/25
Wind
24km/h
SW(216°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
17°C
0.0mm27%
Windswell Component
1.0mSSW@4s
Secondary Swell
0.4mESE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 16 km/h SSW|PM: 23 km/h SW
16 km/h vs 23 km/h afternoon
Mid tide at 5am (-0.1m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

5:37 am
High tide - -0.07m
11:54 am
Low tide - -1.56m
6:12 pm
High tide - -0.14m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction5/25
Swell Size5/25
Swell Period4/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score15/100
Adjustments
🌊💨 Windswell-7
⚠️ Weak Component-5
📉 Undersized Swell-9
🚫 Undersized Capmax 64
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🌊💨 Windswell

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
E (100°)
Direction range
70° - 150°
Size range
0.8m - 3m
Ideal size
2.3m
Height multiplier
1.00×
Ideal period
13s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
W (280°)
Offshore range
250° - 320°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low to mid
Optimal range
0.4m - 1.3m

Water temp

16°C

Wetsuit

4/3mm fullsuit

Difficulty

6/10

Crowd level

7/10

Access: Public beach. Seasonal parking fees.

Best Season

Peak: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

Secondary: Aug

Hurricane swells and nor'easters.

Getting There

Airport
EWR
Drive time
70 min
Data quality
verified

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