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Manly Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Sydney North Coast (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Manly surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
22.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Manly today?
The current surf forecast for Manly at 12AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | |
788 | 983 | 628 | 1242 | 1242 | 1420 | 1230 | 863 | 838 | 917 | 935 | 954 | 992 | 936 | 1008 | 949 | 843 | 821 | 851 | 821 | 790 | 694 | 682 | 669 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:07PM1.51m | 9:49AM1.03m | 9:44PM1.47m | 10:30AM0.98m | 10:23PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40PM0.37m | 3:53AM0.21m | 3:13PM0.41m | 4:35AM0.24m | 3:49PM0.46m | 5:20AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1042 | 951 | 863 | 838 | 917 | 935 | 954 | 992 | 936 | 1008 | 949 | 843 | 821 | 851 | 821 | 790 | 694 | 682 | 669 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | ENE 12 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 297 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 52 | 37 | 145 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 24 | — | — | — | 47 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 788 | 983 | 628 | 1242 | 1242 | 1420 | 1230 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 401 | 401 | 190 | 179 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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