Manly Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Issued: 9 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly sea temperature is
18.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly at 3PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
11
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
12
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1.5
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
512
519
390
168
152
148
145
576
1836
2454
2222
1585
3248
2483
2006
1591
1422
1324
1237
1263
1299
1299
1367
1394
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
SW
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:13AM1.07m
10:57PM1.42m
11:57AM1.11m
11:38PM1.35m
12:44PM1.16m
00:25AM1.26m
Low Tide
5:08AM0.18m
4:39PM0.45m
5:43AM0.19m
5:28PM0.48m
6:20AM0.20m
6:26PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
7:00
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:58
4:58
4:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
16
16
15
15
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
7
8
13
13
13
13
10
9
6
6
8
8
7
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
11
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
12
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
8
0.3
ENE
8
1.6
S
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
512
519
390
168
152
148
145
10
10
6
12
999
14
13
14
3
14
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
16
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
14
14
14
75
96
99
132
10
2
5
14
5
3
3
3
14
14
19
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
11
13
13
13
12
7
10
4
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
1.5
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
20
12
576
1836
2454
2222
1585
3248
2483
2006
1591
1422
1324
1237
1263
1299
1299
1367
1394
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
12
12
0
0
5
64
72
12
346
307
314
256
185
185
175
152
113
12
12
12
7
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
9
5
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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