Manly surf break

Manly surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 25 May 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
20.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Manly today?

The current surf forecast for Manly at 7PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)--
Afternoon (25 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (25 May)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.5
E
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2.3
E
12
3
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1621
1649
1680
1557
1584
1472
1496
1638
1954
2315
2391
2391
2233
2053
1911
1581
1581
1424
1277
1236
1215
1076
1413
1812
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
ENE
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:23PM1.24m
4:18AM1.16m
5:07PM1.32m
5:12AM1.10m
5:46PM1.39m
6:02AM1.06m
Low Tide
10:27PM0.46m
10:33AM0.28m
11:26PM0.41m
11:12AM0.31m
00:16AM0.34m
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:55
4:54
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
4
4
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
3
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
16
17
19
18
19
20
19
19
20
21
21
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
16
17
20
18
20
21
20
19
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.4
E
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
2.4
E
11
Energy kJ
1621
1649
1680
1557
1584
1472
1496
1638
43
22
21
2391
2233
2053
1911
1581
1581
1424
1277
1236
1215
1076
1058
1388
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
8
Energy kJ
21
43
69
65
59
55
48
46
6
6
6
21
21
9
8
8
8
32
49
45
41
39
36
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
2
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
1.7
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
2.3
E
12
3
ENE
11
Energy kJ
1954
2315
2391
223
145
1413
1812
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
4
Distance (km)
0
10
10
2
2
28
2
18
73
30
28
13
1
0
0
0
4
4
12
28
4
4
4
72
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
9
6
7
9
6
8
9
9
9
6
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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