Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 3AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 828 | 828 | 578 | 432 | 362 | 299 | 680 | 534 | 507 | 420 | 326 | 292 | 221 | 155 | 159 | 331 | 344 | 332 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:48PM1.09m | 11:48AM1.62m | 00:53AM1.03m | 12:48PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46PM0.06m | 5:15AM0.35m | 6:47PM0.10m | 6:12AM0.42m | 7:54PM0.15m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 828 | 828 | 578 | 432 | 362 | 299 | 680 | 534 | 507 | 420 | 326 | 292 | 77 | 155 | 110 | 79 | 76 | 234 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | E 9 | S 12 | — | — | E 13 | — | S 10 |
| kJ | 343 | 343 | 371 | 343 | 267 | 194 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 221 | — | — | 3 | — | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | S 14 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 24 | 67 | 129 | 101 | 92 | 147 | 73 | 159 | 331 | 344 | 332 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 314 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 179 | 60 | 1 | 2 |
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