Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 6PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 245 | 209 | 224 | 244 | 210 | 202 | 190 | 111 | 89 | 90 | 85 | 80 | 60 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 79 | 135 | 122 | 157 | 216 | 214 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:58PM1.25m | 1:55AM0.85m | 2:06PM1.22m | 3:20AM0.85m | 3:17PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06AM0.53m | 8:07PM0.47m | 7:07AM0.58m | 9:23PM0.47m | 8:26AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 8 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 |
| kJ | 245 | 209 | 224 | 244 | 210 | 171 | 110 | 111 | 89 | 90 | 85 | 80 | 60 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 79 | 135 | 122 | 66 | 40 | 214 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 18 | S 18 | S 7 |
| kJ | 84 | 82 | 82 | 72 | 58 | 43 | 190 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 55 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 157 | 216 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | ESE 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 18 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | S 18 | S 19 | S 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 27 | 57 | 98 | 97 | 95 | 202 | 36 | 110 | 71 | 71 | 36 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 110 | 4 | 9 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | NE 2 | NNE 2 | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | — | ENE 3 | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | — | 6 | 19 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
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