Manly Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly sea temperature is
17.9°C
0.3° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly at 9PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
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)
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
224
244
210
171
190
111
90
90
85
60
61
43
44
64
108
138
125
157
216
214
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
15
W
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
0
SE
10
ESE
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
15
ENE
15
NE
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:58PM1.25m
1:55AM0.85m
2:06PM1.22m
3:20AM0.85m
3:17PM1.23m
Low Tide
8:07PM0.47m
7:07AM0.58m
9:23PM0.47m
8:26AM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
19
17
16
16
22
27
27
25
22
20
18
17
23
25
24
26
24
Feels °C
15
14
15
16
13
11
11
17
24
23
21
18
16
14
13
20
21
20
23
19
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