Manly surf break

Manly surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 22 Aug 2025 AEST
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Manly surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Manly sea temperature is
19.4° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Manly today?

The current surf forecast for Manly at 11PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)--
Evening (22 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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

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Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)99109109978789999999998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2474116811338138677619369639028421040155416671382107897590588517201558598499428417
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
NW
15
SW
15
W
20
W
20
SW
30
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:36PM
1.62
8:17AM
1.18
8:16PM
1.60
8:53AM
1.23
8:54PM
1.54
9:28AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:17AM
0.08
1:55PM
0.26
2:51AM
0.09
2:37PM
0.25
3:23AM
0.12
3:19PM
0.27
Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Sunrise----6:24-------6:24-------6:22---
Sunset-------5:30-------5:30-------5:30
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
75----------------------
Temp. °C141415131315181716161514131316151513121111131515
Feels °C (?)1213131091012109108767988877781112
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Sydney North Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Manly (light winds from the WSW at Cromer wx 9 km from Manly). A 2.9m swell from the ENE is too big for here

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13 km/h
WSW
Cross-Off
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