Manly surf break

Manly surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 20 Dec 2025 AEDT
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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
21.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Manly today?

The current surf forecast for Manly at 1PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Dec)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (20 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (20 Dec)3ft (0.9m)7s

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

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Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
1.2
NE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.9
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)7777776777877888999988109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)81595765755688123151146150285309297355311349365338318184149697264
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
ESE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
SE
5
N
0
NNW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
SE
10
SE
15
S
5
NNE
20
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
ESE
20
ESE
30
SE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassononcross-
on
crossglassglassglasscross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:02AM
1.55
9:47PM
1.00
9:40AM
1.56
10:26PM
1.01
10:17AM
1.56
11:06PM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:55PM
0.18
3:06AM
0.39
4:33PM
0.17
3:44AM
0.39
5:10PM
0.17
4:23AM
0.41
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
Sunrise5:39-------5:39-------5:39-------
Sunset----8:04-------8:04-------8:05---
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------1---------
Temp. °C242626272523222225313325232323262830292821202019
Feels °C (?)252825252424252528313326252526252831302718192020
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