Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 7AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1237 | 1444 | 1487 | 1010 | 645 | 536 | 494 | 477 | 417 | 201 | 165 | 133 | 412 | 996 | 1616 | 2823 | 2920 | 2274 | 1776 | 1464 | 1714 | 1897 | 1873 | 1664 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:57AM1.09m | 5:56PM1.60m | 6:46AM1.19m | 6:47PM1.63m | 7:28AM1.28m | 7:32PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM0.14m | 11:29AM0.34m | 00:42AM0.07m | 12:24PM0.27m | 1:23AM0.03m | 1:15PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 23 | S 22 | S 20 | E 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 645 | 536 | 494 | 477 | 417 | 201 | 165 | 133 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 41 | 38 | 253 | 335 | 293 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 14 | E 17 | E 9 | — | S 26 | E 16 | S 23 | S 23 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 73 | 75 | 53 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 13 | 5 | 42 | 93 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 17 | E 17 | E 17 | — | — | NE 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | WSW 2 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1237 | 1444 | 1487 | 1010 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 412 | 996 | 1616 | 2823 | 2920 | 2274 | 1776 | 1464 | 1714 | 1897 | 1873 | 1664 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 152 | 72 | 104 | 60 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 615 | 348 | 348 | 185 | 78 | 72 | 0 | 12 | 98 | 232 | 12 | 12 |
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