Manly surf break

Manly surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 09 Apr 2026 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
22.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Manly today?

The current surf forecast for Manly at 3PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.8
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)999991515141414131313713131313131314141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10681807886121193233233299282277273292242246246176225229331405487537
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
5
NW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:35PM
0.86
1:29AM
1.23
2:53PM
0.88
2:38AM
1.23
4:00PM
0.94
3:41AM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:37AM
0.44
6:39PM
0.60
8:46AM
0.43
7:57PM
0.62
9:47AM
0.39
9:15PM
0.59
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
Sunrise6:11-------6:11-------6:13-------
Sunset---5:39-------5:38-------5:37----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182325232222212123262929282623211920232420171613
Feels °C (?)1823242122222120212627292625232016151919139108
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