Manly Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly sea temperature is
16.8° C
1.2° 

Manly surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Manly today (10 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly at 8PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)--
Afternoon (10 Aug)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed morning).

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
ENE
10
1.3
SSW
7
1.6
S
12
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
626
513
383
230
177
134
141
145
771
835
656
530
408
347
279
262
207
164
125
113
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
40
NW
35
W
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
30
W
25
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:08PM1.67m
7:01AM1.10m
7:01PM1.74m
7:50AM1.17m
7:51PM1.76m
Low Tide
11:31AM0.33m
1:02AM0.05m
12:29PM0.27m
1:50AM-0.01m
1:23PM0.22m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
17
13
14
14
15
15
14
16
19
20
15
13
12
11
11
15
17
19
15
13
Feels °C
8
4
6
6
8
9
8
11
15
16
8
7
7
7
7
10
13
13
10
8
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