Manchester Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.98° N 123.71° W

Manchester Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manchester Beach sea temperature is
11.2° C
3.0° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Manchester Beach at 5AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 3.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (03 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (03 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
!
!
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.4
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.6
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2667
2723
2238
2354
1876
1591
1336
1210
1185
1106
1015
901
760
675
612
516
421
375
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:18AM1.44m
3:13PM1.65m
3:19AM1.27m
3:49PM1.71m
Low Tide
8:35PM0.58m
8:34AM0.27m
9:34PM0.49m
9:07AM0.43m
10:41PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:23
8:22
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
15
17
17
17
16
16
15
13
14
17
17
16
14
13
Feels °C
9
8
9
10
14
15
16
15
15
15
13
12
12
15
16
16
14
13
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