Manly surf break

Manly surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
23.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Manly today?

The current surf forecast for Manly at 2PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (12 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSE
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.5
E
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
E
Period(s) (?)799996777778887788885566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19924124119218817314313215212115919622919716415914213814315975988064
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:18PM
0.91
5:06AM
1.28
5:29PM
0.88
5:56AM
1.33
6:32PM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:52AM
0.54
10:08PM
0.45
12:00PM
0.48
11:01PM
0.47
12:55PM
0.42
11:54PM
0.47
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise5:56-------5:56-------5:56-------
Sunset----8:08-------8:07-------8:07---
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1--------------1-111--
Temp. °C202020212121191920222323222222212122232222212122
Feels °C (?)181819222122202022232221212223212223222122212223
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