Manly Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Manly sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Manly today (15 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly at 9PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)--
Afternoon (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (15 Sep)8ft (2.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
1
0
0
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
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
2.5
S
7
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
4
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.3
S
9
2
S
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
36
27
644
1543
1884
1960
2594
3105
2541
2493
2811
2786
2374
2180
1586
944
675
599
463
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
40
S
35
S
30
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
35
S
40
S
30
S
30
S
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
High Tide
10:36AM1.42m
10:59PM1.09m
11:16AM1.37m
11:45PM0.98m
12:02PM1.31m
Low Tide
5:04PM0.29m
4:46AM0.37m
5:55PM0.37m
5:22AM0.45m
6:55PM0.43m
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
17
15
13
13
12
11
11
13
14
14
14
13
11
9
12
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
16
14
8
6
7
3
3
3
4
5
5
6
6
5
3
7
10
10
10
11
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