Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 6AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 299 | 248 | 253 | 165 | 155 | 245 | 403 | 397 | 151 | 341 | 261 | 154 | 214 | 363 | 522 | 456 | 452 | 223 | 183 | 160 | 187 | 269 | 295 | 297 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:32AM1.17m | 6:30PM1.43m | 7:06AM1.27m | 7:09PM1.45m | 7:40AM1.37m | 7:48PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.22m | 12:17PM0.36m | 00:58AM0.16m | 12:59PM0.28m | 1:30AM0.12m | 1:41PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 116 | 108 | 204 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 52 | 49 | 151 | 259 | 194 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 318 | 223 | 183 | 160 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 297 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | S 10 | S 18 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 76 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 30 | 30 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | S 17 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 299 | 248 | 253 | 165 | 155 | 245 | 403 | 397 | 154 | 341 | 261 | 154 | 214 | 363 | 522 | 456 | 452 | — | — | — | 187 | 269 | 295 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 6 | 10 | 55 | 733 | 662 | 524 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 163 | 117 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 55 | 18 | 12 |
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