Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 9PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 1029 | 601 | 539 | 417 | 357 | 698 | 1022 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:32PM1.53m | 8:12AM1.04m | 8:09PM1.56m | 8:48AM1.08m | 8:44PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:58PM0.39m | 2:20AM0.19m | 1:38PM0.36m | 2:54AM0.16m | 2:18PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | N 3 | N 3 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 615 | 601 | 539 | 417 | 357 | 698 | 1022 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 4 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 8 | S 16 | S 6 | SE 13 | S 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | NNE 3 | SE 7 | NNE 4 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SE 6 | SE 13 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | W 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 49 | 46 | 1029 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 74 | 78 | 145 | 285 | 145 | 589 | 589 | 280 | 280 | 104 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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