Manly surf break

Manly surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 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
22.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Manly today?

The current surf forecast for Manly at 6AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (19 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

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Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
2.3
ESE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.9
ESE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
ESE
1.9
SE
2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)888889999898888111110111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11341099625511721460481408408481362400381253221265777870120811651144103510351102
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:27PM
1.04
9:23AM
1.60
10:04PM
1.07
9:59AM
1.61
10:42PM
1.11
10:35AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:51AM
0.34
4:10PM
0.13
3:31AM
0.33
4:44PM
0.10
4:11AM
0.32
Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise----6:01-------6:03-------6:03---
Sunset8:07-------8:07-------8:06-------
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11--11-111--1------1----
Temp. °C212120202021212120202120212222212020191819212121
Feels °C (?)171817181719181918191918191919181718171616181819
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