Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 7PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 330 | 279 | 210 | 198 | 158 | 154 | 158 | 181 | 146 | 181 | 177 | 200 | 175 | 172 | 129 | 123 | 114 | 81 | 79 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:56PM1.47m | 9:22AM1.44m | 9:37PM1.35m | 9:59AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48PM0.16m | 3:09AM0.12m | 3:33PM0.18m | 3:41AM0.19m | 4:18PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 330 | 279 | 210 | 198 | 158 | 154 | 158 | 181 | 146 | 181 | 138 | 136 | 141 | 104 | 78 | 56 | 114 | 81 | 79 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 16 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 161 | 142 | 137 | 132 | 121 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 175 | 172 | 129 | 123 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 19 | — | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 112 | 101 | 49 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | — | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 12 | 29 | 31 | 49 | 36 | 29 | 23 | 47 | 177 | 200 | 222 | — | — | — | 52 | 54 | 72 | 95 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 168 | 503 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 10 |
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