Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 7AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 573 | 890 | 949 | 932 | 741 | 556 | 461 | 386 | 363 | 295 | 241 | 194 | 185 | 147 | 113 | 108 | 65 | 46 | 41 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:11AM0.91m | 6:11PM1.43m | 6:55AM0.95m | 6:53PM1.48m | 7:35AM0.99m | 7:32PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.36m | 11:28AM0.46m | 1:07AM0.30m | 12:15PM0.43m | 1:45AM0.24m | 12:58PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 573 | 890 | 949 | 932 | 741 | 556 | 461 | 386 | 363 | 295 | 241 | 194 | 185 | 147 | 113 | 108 | 65 | 46 | 41 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SE 14 | SE 15 | NE 4 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | NE 8 | S 13 | S 16 | SE 17 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 17 | NE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NNE 3 | SE 15 | S 16 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | W 2 | WNW 3 | — | — | W 3 |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 38 | 0 | 143 |
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