Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 7PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1111 | 845 | 675 | 530 | 455 | 245 | 245 | 209 | 268 | 249 | 251 | 199 | 190 | 111 | 118 | 90 | 83 | 57 | 58 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:02PM1.31m | 00:41AM0.90m | 12:58PM1.25m | 1:55AM0.85m | 2:06PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55PM0.43m | 6:06AM0.53m | 8:07PM0.47m | 7:07AM0.58m | 9:23PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 845 | 675 | 530 | 455 | 245 | 245 | 209 | 268 | 249 | 251 | 175 | 139 | 111 | 118 | 90 | 83 | 57 | 58 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 17 | S 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 113 | 84 | 82 | 72 | 70 | 61 | 61 | 190 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 53 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 57 | 98 | 97 | 147 | 199 | 26 | 109 | 71 | 52 | 36 | 36 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | — |
| kJ | 1111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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