Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 6AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 85 | 62 | 69 | 51 | 46 | 36 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 89 | 231 | 254 | 150 | 125 | 169 | 272 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:24AM0.86m | 2:55PM1.25m | 3:46AM0.84m | 4:00PM1.27m | 4:56AM0.87m | 4:57PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52AM0.53m | 10:06PM0.48m | 9:01AM0.55m | 11:10PM0.43m | 10:09AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 97 | 85 | 62 | 69 | 51 | 2 | 36 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 89 | 231 | 254 | 150 | 107 | 169 | 272 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NNW 4 | N 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 3 | NE 6 | SE 4 | NE 6 | E 4 | S 13 | S 8 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 125 | 78 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | — | — | — | S 11 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | S 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | SSE 4 | NE 6 | S 18 | NE 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | NE 6 | NNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | SW 5 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | 46 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 13 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 195 | 224 | 224 | 222 | 270 | 270 | 393 | 314 | 167 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 28 |
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