Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 7AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 240 | 246 | 281 | 263 | 252 | 235 | 201 | 201 | 216 | 112 | 78 | 75 | 110 | 57 | 54 | 42 | 66 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:27AM0.87m | 2:15PM1.22m | 3:43AM0.89m | 3:22PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24PM0.42m | 7:30AM0.61m | 9:30PM0.42m | 8:47AM0.63m | 10:29PM0.39m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 240 | 246 | 281 | 263 | 252 | 235 | 201 | 201 | 21 | 112 | 78 | 75 | 110 | 57 | 54 | 34 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 80 | 79 | 33 | 20 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | — | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 216 | 35 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 42 | 66 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 401 | 524 | 73 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 441 | 392 | 143 | 2 |
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