Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 4AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 93 | 111 | 108 | 183 | 128 | 161 | 349 | 408 | 417 | 286 | 217 | 138 | 219 | 219 | 149 | 114 | 112 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:51PM1.76m | 8:35AM1.24m | 8:37PM1.72m | 9:18AM1.29m | 9:21PM1.64m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM-0.04m | 2:14PM0.19m | 3:14AM-0.02m | 3:03PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 93 | 111 | 108 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 349 | 408 | 417 | 286 | 217 | 138 | 219 | 219 | 149 | 114 | 112 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 13 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 49 | 48 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 45 | 39 | 28 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 12 | 9 | 183 | 128 | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 63 | 63 | 0 |
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