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/ 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 24 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
20.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Manly today?
The current surf forecast for Manly at 3AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | |
2143 | 2143 | 1959 | 1890 | 1723 | 1723 | 1621 | 1649 | 1549 | 1549 | 1447 | 1472 | 1496 | 1790 | 1776 | 2315 | 2354 | 2863 | 2931 | 2139 | 2065 | 2065 | 2086 | 1821 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 3:18AM1.23m | 4:23PM1.24m | 4:18AM1.16m | 5:07PM1.32m | 5:12AM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18PM0.51m | 9:51AM0.25m | 10:27PM0.46m | 10:33AM0.28m | 11:26PM0.41m | 11:12AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | E 13 |
 kJ | 2143 | 2143 | 1959 | 1890 | 1723 | 1723 | 1621 | 1649 | 1549 | 1549 | 1447 | 1472 | 1496 | 1790 | 1776 | 22 | 21 | 2354 | 2322 | 2139 | 2065 | 2065 | 8 | 1821 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 43 | 69 | 65 | 59 | 55 | 48 | 46 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | — | S 18 | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | — | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | E 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2315 | 2354 | 2863 | 2931 | — | — | — | 2086 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 72 | 117 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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