Manly surf break

Manly surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 04 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
24.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Manly today?

The current surf forecast for Manly at 9AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (04 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (04 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


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Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.2
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.5
ENE
1.6
NE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
NE
2
ENE
1.9
NE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)777777777777777777889999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)230186244294242286342476383327215251162218383489418365320214368351318352
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:39AM
1.56
10:09PM
1.35
10:17AM
1.47
10:43PM
1.38
10:54AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:24AM
0.20
4:02PM
0.08
4:07AM
0.20
4:33PM
0.14
4:49AM
0.22
5:03PM
0.20
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise--6:43-------6:45-------6:46-----
Sunset-----7:28-------7:27-------7:24--
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--11-32-----------------
Temp. °C232321232523232322212124242523232222222425252423
Feels °C (?)242422242523222223222326232421232323242626252523
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