Manly Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly sea temperature is
17.8° C
0.2° 

Manly surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Manly today (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly at 2AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (31 Jul)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (31 Jul)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
11
2
S
11
2.1
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.9
S
10
2.2
S
9
2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
771
934
955
802
696
612
646
840
694
627
577
516
449
380
337
337
301
352
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSE
5
E
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:44PM1.56m
9:24AM1.13m
9:18PM1.54m
10:00AM1.17m
9:54PM1.49m
Low Tide
3:26AM0.14m
2:57PM0.33m
3:57AM0.13m
3:38PM0.34m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
12
11
11
12
14
14
15
15
13
12
12
12
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
10
10
8
7
7
7
9
10
12
12
10
9
9
9
13
14
12
13
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