Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 5AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 357 | 305 | 361 | 295 | 168 | 131 | 147 | 183 | 183 | 156 | 263 | 315 | 320 | 248 | 465 | 707 | 758 | 642 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:09PM1.45m | 7:40AM1.37m | 7:48PM1.44m | 8:15AM1.46m | 8:28PM1.41m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30AM0.12m | 1:41PM0.21m | 2:02AM0.11m | 2:24PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 247 | 206 | 168 | 131 | 6 | 7 | 183 | 156 | 129 | 116 | 86 | 84 | 57 | 37 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | E 11 | E 11 | S 13 | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 357 | 305 | 361 | 295 | — | — | 147 | 183 | 7 | 121 | 263 | 315 | 320 | 248 | 465 | 707 | 758 | 642 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 32 | 63 | 113 | 113 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 99 | 105 | 113 | 113 |
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