Manly surf break

Manly surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 13 Apr 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
22.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Manly today?

The current surf forecast for Manly at 12PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)151514141211111111101010101010101010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1429137711961045894797841932990917784612535408349312318271271271255202202207
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
ENE
10
E
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
SSW
15
SE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:36AM
1.31
5:34PM
1.16
5:26AM
1.36
6:13PM
1.29
6:13AM
1.39
6:51PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:18AM
0.24
11:18PM
0.43
11:56AM
0.17
12:08AM
0.32
12:33PM
0.11
12:57AM
0.21
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise6:15-------6:15-------6:16-------
Sunset---5:35-------5:34-------5:32----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131619191918161514182019191917151519232020191716
Feels °C (?)81216161717131211161816171816131216221719201715
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