Manly surf break

Manly surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 12 Apr 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
22.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Manly today?

The current surf forecast for Manly at 3PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)131313131414141415151412121111111110101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)506506503599746915104111751429137711961030952783769856990900847668524367313274
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:52PM
1.04
4:36AM
1.31
5:34PM
1.16
5:26AM
1.36
6:13PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:36AM
0.32
10:22PM
0.52
11:18AM
0.24
11:18PM
0.43
11:56AM
0.17
12:08AM
0.32
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise6:13-------6:15-------6:15-------
Sunset---5:36-------5:35-------5:34----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131620211916141313161819181816141418201919191715
Feels °C (?)7813141210888121517161713111116181617181613
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