Manly Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly sea temperature is
18.0°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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly at 9AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (25 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (25 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
6
2
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.2
NE
8
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
7
2.4
S
7
2.4
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
296
331
253
138
178
209
347
305
371
293
173
134
173
229
206
199
169
255
278
271
573
716
844
745
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
20
ENE
10
ENE
30
S
35
S
35
S
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:06AM1.27m
7:09PM1.45m
7:40AM1.37m
7:48PM1.44m
8:15AM1.46m
8:28PM1.41m
Low Tide
00:58AM0.16m
12:59PM0.28m
1:30AM0.12m
1:41PM0.21m
2:02AM0.11m
2:24PM0.16m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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5:37
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3
4
2
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Temp °C
16
16
15
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
26
27
23
19
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
13
14
14
19
18
17
19
19
20
20
19
25
23
22
15
11
9
11
9
7
8
7
9
9
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