Manchester Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.98° N 123.71° W

Manchester Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Manchester Beach sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Manchester Beach today (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 18s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 18s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Manchester Beach at 1AM is: 1.5m 20s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)7ft (2.2m)18s
Afternoon (02 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)18s
Evening (02 Nov)8ft (2.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wed
4
6 PM
9 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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
WNW
21
1.5
WNW
20
1.7
WNW
19
2.1
WNW
18
2.2
WNW
18
2.3
WNW
18
2.3
WNW
17
2.4
WNW
17
2.5
WNW
17
2.5
WNW
16
2.4
WNW
16
2.2
WNW
16
2.2
WNW
16
2.1
WNW
16
2.1
WNW
15
2.1
WNW
15
2.3
WSW
12
3
W
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.5
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
697
1132
1659
2235
2986
3173
3304
3229
3433
3601
3191
2821
2389
2359
2123
1871
1772
1447
3361
2006
2431
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
5
NE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:02AM1.49m
4:49PM1.55m
6:48AM1.59m
6:12PM1.47m
Low Tide
10:51PM-0.03m
11:17AM0.86m
11:50PM0.07m
12:35PM0.68m
00:43AM0.19m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
15
16
15
14
13
14
13
12
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
10
10
11
10
10
13
13
13
12
10
11
9
8
12
11
12
11
9
10
10
10
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