Manawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.48° S 57.31° E

Manawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manawa sea temperature is
24.8° C
1.8° 

Manawa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Manawa today (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manawa at 3PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

Table - waves today at Manawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
229
171
219
276
206
148
153
223
212
294
393
318
309
362
352
332
323
313
309
304
304
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
30
E
30
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:55PM0.64m
4:05AM0.55m
4:37PM0.60m
5:07AM0.47m
5:40PM0.55m
Low Tide
9:34AM0.16m
10:10PM0.22m
10:08AM0.22m
11:13PM0.25m
10:56AM0.28m
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:53
5:53
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
21
21
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
21
21
20
19
19
20
21
20
21
21
19
19
19
19
20
20
18
19
20
20
19
18
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