Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manchester Beach today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Manchester Beach at 10PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Manchester Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 270 | 270 | 244 | 219 | 219 | 196 | 239 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 332 | 342 | 305 | 234 | 311 | 375 | 375 | 370 | 407 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:31PM1.58m | 6:51AM1.15m | 4:31PM1.52m | 8:11AM1.19m | 5:45PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM0.25m | 10:14AM1.03m | 00:28AM0.25m | 11:47AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 270 | 270 | 244 | 219 | 219 | 196 | 201 | 156 | 156 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 236 | 231 | 206 | 311 | 375 | 375 | 370 | 370 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 198 | 198 | 196 | 137 | 126 | 167 | 167 | 303 | 303 | 120 | 118 | 111 | 105 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 69 | 59 | 58 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NNW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 160 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 159 | 140 | 239 | 165 | 165 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 201 | 266 | 332 | 342 | 305 | 234 | 251 | 287 | 296 | 332 | 407 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 49 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 125 | 169 | 118 | 55 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 125 | 149 | 270 | 36 | 36 |
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