Manly Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly sea temperature is
17.3°C
0.6° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly at 11AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
8
0.6
S
15
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.6
S
14
0.8
S
9
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
219
201
188
142
153
129
146
140
136
103
255
196
189
182
141
138
133
100
100
106
108
76
72
71
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
W
10
WNW
5
N
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
20
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:02AM1.38m
10:10PM1.34m
10:43AM1.41m
10:55PM1.23m
11:28AM1.42m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.13m
4:07PM0.25m
4:22AM0.17m
4:57PM0.28m
5:00AM0.24m
5:55PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
16
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
19
23
26
22
20
19
18
18
23
26
26
24
22
Feels °C
15
13
13
15
14
12
13
14
13
11
11
17
19
23
17
17
16
14
14
18
22
22
20
19
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