Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 9PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NE 6 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 253 | 489 | 318 | 196 | 222 | 220 | 188 | 247 | 200 | 159 | 156 | 121 | 94 | 98 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:00PM1.27m | 4:56AM0.87m | 4:57PM1.32m | 5:49AM0.92m | 5:45PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10PM0.43m | 10:09AM0.53m | 11:58PM0.37m | 11:07AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SSW 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 253 | 489 | 318 | 196 | 127 | 220 | 188 | 247 | 200 | 159 | 156 | 121 | 94 | 98 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | NE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 15 | S 13 | S 8 | S 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 13 | 113 | 222 | 92 | 51 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 13 | E 9 | S 19 | S 17 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 9 | E 14 | S 18 | S 17 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 17 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | — | 16 | 9 | 52 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 38 | 28 | 32 | 46 | 92 | 107 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 285 | 393 | 280 | 163 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 168 | 65 | 29 |
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