Manly surf break

Manly surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
22.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Manly today?

The current surf forecast for Manly at 10PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)--
Afternoon (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
2
S
2.1
S
Period(s) (?)131314141414131313131414141415151412121111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2252293314054874475065065035997369151041115914341377119610551055888769755881900
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
20
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcrossoncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:00PM
0.94
3:41AM
1.26
4:52PM
1.04
4:36AM
1.31
5:34PM
1.16
5:26AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:15PM
0.59
10:36AM
0.32
10:22PM
0.52
11:18AM
0.24
11:18PM
0.43
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------6:13-------6:15-------6:15-
Sunset-5:37-------5:36-------5:35------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232420171514131619211916141313161819181816151418
Feels °C (?)2020139998912141310888131516151613121116
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