Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 4PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 305 | 538 | 347 | 260 | 275 | 284 | 362 | 178 | 125 | 153 | 121 | 171 | 315 | 317 | 485 | 403 | 204 | 160 | 126 | 107 | 122 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:14AM1.55m | 10:49PM1.14m | 11:03AM1.52m | 11:49PM1.04m | 12:01PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50PM0.16m | 4:32AM0.31m | 5:50PM0.21m | 5:23AM0.39m | 7:01PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 45 | 538 | 347 | 260 | 249 | 173 | 210 | 178 | 125 | 93 | 57 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 318 | 276 | 204 | 160 | 126 | 107 | 122 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NE 6 | S 14 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 305 | 44 | 4 | — | — | — | 121 | 102 | 66 | 60 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 154 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | S 3 | — | S 4 | S 3 |
| kJ | 79 | 67 | 57 | 134 | 275 | 284 | 362 | — | — | 153 | 121 | 171 | 315 | 317 | 485 | 403 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 3 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 105 | 55 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
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