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Manly Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Sydney North Coast (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Manly surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
20.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Manly today?
The current surf forecast for Manly at 3AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | |
846 | 880 | 794 | 808 | 897 | 758 | 677 | 662 | 595 | 581 | 482 | 510 | 631 | 885 | 1157 | 1152 | 999 | 954 | 889 | 897 | 1137 | 1342 | 1190 | 999 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:30PM1.78m | 9:19AM1.17m | 9:20PM1.78m | 10:16AM1.11m | 10:13PM1.73m | 11:16AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18AM-0.05m | 2:49PM0.24m | 4:14AM-0.04m | 3:40PM0.30m | 5:11AM-0.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 846 | 880 | 794 | 808 | 897 | 758 | 677 | 662 | 595 | 581 | 482 | 510 | 631 | 885 | 1157 | 1152 | 999 | 954 | 889 | 787 | 712 | 622 | 555 | 492 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 44 | 312 | 680 | 897 | 1137 | 1342 | 1190 | 999 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 113 | 113 |
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