Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 3PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 384 | 498 | 257 | 112 | 82 | 69 | 89 | 78 | 123 | 85 | 80 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 42 | 44 | 102 | 200 | 66 | 157 | 888 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:26PM1.40m | 2:18AM0.94m | 2:40PM1.42m | 3:46AM0.94m | 3:54PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39AM0.39m | 8:25PM0.34m | 7:49AM0.45m | 9:47PM0.30m | 9:09AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 6 | NE 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 384 | 498 | 257 | 112 | 82 | 57 | 52 | 78 | 123 | 85 | 80 | 54 | 49 | 64 | 56 | 42 | 44 | 30 | 91 | 66 | 84 | 888 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | NE 4 | S 11 | S 7 | NNE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | E 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 89 | 38 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 62 | 66 | 45 | 44 | 29 | 37 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 125 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | ENE 10 | S 12 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | — | E 11 | E 10 | NE 6 | E 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 18 | 69 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 16 | — | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | — | S 8 | S 4 |
| kJ | 53 | — | — | 28 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 102 | 200 | — | 157 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 8 |
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