Manly surf break

Manly surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 18 May 2026 AEST
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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
19.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Manly today?

The current surf forecast for Manly at 2AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (19 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (19 May)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ENE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
766
840
632
761
980
1044
1375
1275
1087
907
850
896
803
1396
1264
1137
963
766
904
1349
1476
1252
959
746
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
5
N
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:20PM1.78m
10:16AM1.11m
10:13PM1.73m
11:16AM1.07m
11:09PM1.66m
12:20PM1.04m
Low Tide
4:14AM-0.04m
3:40PM0.30m
5:11AM-0.00m
4:35PM0.37m
6:11AM0.06m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
4:59
4:59
2
6
3
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
16
17
16
15
14
16
16
16
17
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
18
17
17
17
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
11
12
10
11
13
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
S
8
2.1
S
9
2
S
9
2.4
S
9
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
4
699
632
761
980
1044
1375
1275
1087
907
655
676
609
971
482
424
349
349
294
250
235
240
284
240
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
4
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
7
826
749
641
562
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ENE
8
2.5
NE
8
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
5
1.5
S
6
2.1
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
8
Energy kJ
766
840
3
7
23
165
461
850
896
803
1396
1264
1137
963
766
904
1349
1476
1252
959
746
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
Distance (km)
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
12
12
0
0
0
12
72
72
113
113
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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