Manly Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly sea temperature is
16.9° C
1.1° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly at 6PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
2.3
NE
6
2.5
NE
7
2.3
NE
8
2.1
ENE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
S
11
1.2
S
12
0.9
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
156
149
146
143
323
388
716
669
676
626
456
314
225
173
125
108
106
106
209
390
139
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
25
N
30
NNE
40
NNE
30
N
40
WNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
25
W
15
W
10
W
0
WSW
5
NE
25
W
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:58AM0.98m
5:10PM1.58m
6:05AM1.04m
6:08PM1.67m
7:01AM1.10m
7:01PM1.74m
Low Tide
10:26AM0.37m
00:08AM0.14m
11:31AM0.33m
1:02AM0.05m
12:29PM0.27m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
11
14
17
18
12
14
15
16
13
12
16
13
15
14
14
14
13
15
18
18
14
11
Feels °C
9
11
13
14
8
9
8
11
5
4
7
4
7
6
6
8
9
12
16
16
8
6
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