Manly surf break

Manly surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Manly today?

The current surf forecast for Manly at 8AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (23 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (23 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.9
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)95667777777888899999991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3740116120127131131128126135143191206211262281329337337329337391452391
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
5
W
10
WNW
0
WNW
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:44PM
1.55
12:18PM
1.15
12:35AM
1.52
1:21PM
1.04
1:36AM
1.47
2:39PM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:19AM
0.16
6:03PM
0.30
7:23AM
0.22
6:55PM
0.40
8:37AM
0.27
8:01PM
0.48
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise--6:58-------7:00-------7:01-----
Sunset-----7:02-------7:00-------7:00--
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
3312111-----------------
Temp. °C222222222323232322212022232322222020192223232222
Feels °C (?)222324222323232322222122222221232121192423232122
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