Manly surf break

Manly surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
21.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Manly today?

The current surf forecast for Manly at 4AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)109910101010101099910109998898888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4643753273122713183182732572021681661812231361299791897446474630
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
5
N
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
0
SE
15
E
10
SE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
W
10
WSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:13PM
1.29
6:13AM
1.39
6:51PM
1.42
7:00AM
1.41
7:29PM
1.53
7:47AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:08AM
0.32
12:33PM
0.11
12:57AM
0.21
1:10PM
0.09
1:45AM
0.11
1:49PM
0.09
Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise----6:16-------6:16-------6:18---
Sunset-------5:32-------5:30-------5:30
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191917151519222019191716151923212020191817232727
Feels °C (?)171916141317211718201615131822181919171513192422
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