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Manly surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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
22.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Manly today?
The current surf forecast for Manly at 7AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 34 | 194 | 170 | 126 | 91 | 17 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 49 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 148 | 105 | 110 | 193 | 290 | 411 | 472 | 327 | 454 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:27AM 1.06 | 1:10PM 1.46 | 2:27AM 1.08 | 2:06PM 1.32 | 3:26AM 1.12 | 3:05PM 1.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:46AM 0.47 | 8:06PM 0.17 | 7:54AM 0.52 | 8:56PM 0.23 | 9:08AM 0.55 | 9:43PM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
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