Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 9AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 248 | 434 | 320 | 201 | 222 | 216 | 329 | 247 | 196 | 159 | 123 | 123 | 96 | 138 | 210 | 143 | 132 | 136 | 195 | 147 | 146 | 146 | 122 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:56AM0.87m | 4:57PM1.32m | 5:49AM0.92m | 5:45PM1.39m | 6:30AM0.99m | 6:27PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10PM0.43m | 10:09AM0.53m | 11:58PM0.37m | 11:07AM0.49m | 00:38AM0.30m | 11:56AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 248 | 434 | 320 | 201 | 157 | 216 | 329 | 247 | 196 | 159 | 123 | 123 | 96 | 98 | 73 | 72 | 77 | 88 | 120 | 147 | 146 | 146 | 122 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 15 | S 13 | S 8 | E 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 113 | 222 | 95 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 69 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 28 | 28 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 6 | E 15 | S 17 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | S 17 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 21 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 52 | 13 | 26 | 45 | 58 | 60 | 45 | 43 | 56 | 138 | 210 | 143 | 132 | 136 | 195 | — | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 168 | 168 | 65 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
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