Manly Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly sea temperature is
17.7° C
0.2° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly at 12AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
461
386
356
288
235
230
185
146
140
108
65
46
42
28
16
24
14
14
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
0
NE
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
E
10
ENE
20
NE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:11PM1.43m
6:55AM0.95m
6:53PM1.48m
7:35AM0.99m
7:32PM1.53m
Low Tide
1:07AM0.30m
12:15PM0.43m
1:45AM0.24m
12:58PM0.39m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
13
12
12
13
15
15
16
15
14
13
12
15
19
20
17
14
Feels °C
14
14
11
10
10
11
14
13
12
13
12
11
9
12
15
17
12
10
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