Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 5AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 441 | 377 | 332 | 332 | 290 | 418 | 330 | 279 | 210 | 198 | 158 | 154 | 158 | 181 | 146 | 181 | 144 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:15PM1.56m | 8:46AM1.41m | 8:56PM1.47m | 9:22AM1.44m | 9:37PM1.35m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36AM0.06m | 2:48PM0.16m | 3:09AM0.12m | 3:33PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 441 | 377 | 332 | 332 | 290 | 418 | 330 | 279 | 210 | 198 | 158 | 154 | 158 | 181 | 146 | 181 | 138 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 29 | 61 | 111 | 186 | 184 | 161 | 142 | 137 | 132 | 121 | 22 | 18 | 49 | 45 | 17 | 17 | 136 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | S 19 | S 18 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 112 | 101 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 39 | 32 | 18 | 24 | 47 | 144 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 99 | 453 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 179 | 503 | 47 | 2 |
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