Manly Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.7° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly at 11PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)--
Afternoon (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (14 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
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)
0.7
S
11
1.4
NE
5
1.7
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3.5
S
10
4
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
115
210
207
244
118
91
91
67
46
34
776
1320
1342
1663
2404
2888
2631
2580
2811
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
SW
20
SE
25
SSE
40
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
40
S
30
S
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:17PM1.22m
10:36AM1.42m
10:59PM1.09m
11:16AM1.37m
Low Tide
4:18PM0.23m
4:13AM0.28m
5:04PM0.29m
4:46AM0.37m
5:55PM0.37m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
20
22
22
20
18
18
21
20
17
14
13
13
12
11
11
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
20
15
19
19
18
16
16
19
17
14
6
6
7
4
3
3
4
4
5
6
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