Manly surf break

Manly surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 09 May 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
20.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Manly today?

The current surf forecast for Manly at 1AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (10 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (10 May)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.6
S
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
838
660
476
408
351
343
335
364
368
524
577
476
384
441
434
919
901
689
642
581
499
343
331
250
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:45AM1.25m
3:12PM1.02m
2:45AM1.24m
4:03PM1.13m
3:45AM1.25m
Low Tide
7:22PM0.61m
8:47AM0.31m
8:36PM0.59m
9:35AM0.27m
9:46PM0.53m
10:20AM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:05
5:05
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
15
14
14
17
19
19
19
19
18
17
18
19
18
19
20
20
19
19
20
19
19
19
17
16
13
12
11
15
17
17
17
17
16
15
16
17
16
18
17
17
17
17
18
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
11
0.7
E
12
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
11
0.9
E
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
SSE
13
0.9
E
13
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
0.8
E
13
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
S
10
Energy kJ
838
660
476
408
351
343
335
245
368
524
141
476
384
441
280
919
901
273
642
581
206
343
331
250
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.8
S
11
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
E
13
0.8
S
14
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.1
NE
9
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
Energy kJ
64
64
66
67
69
104
108
152
104
141
228
294
271
225
249
280
273
273
268
268
3
190
141
138
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
17
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.6
E
12
0.1
E
16
0.6
S
15
0.3
E
15
0.8
E
14
0.8
E
14
0.8
S
14
0.9
E
13
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
55
25
52
6
6
6
6
106
5
161
38
257
232
264
284
4
4
3
3
2
3
14
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.6
SSE
12
0.7
E
5
1.5
SSE
11
0.8
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
5
Energy kJ
364
577
434
689
27
499
40
57
66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
63
8
0
0
0
0
5
63
12
28
28
28
28
12
163
372
113
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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