Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 8PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 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) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 103 | 113 | 61 | 92 | 192 | 402 | 543 | 486 | 442 | 726 | 663 | 534 | 429 | 354 | 293 | 660 | 526 | 515 | 407 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:51PM1.16m | 10:55AM1.67m | 11:48PM1.09m | 11:48AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50PM0.03m | 4:26AM0.27m | 5:46PM0.06m | 5:15AM0.35m | 6:47PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 88 | 23 | 19 | 61 | 92 | 192 | 402 | 543 | 486 | 442 | 726 | 663 | 450 | 369 | 354 | 293 | 660 | 526 | 515 | 407 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | NE 7 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 109 | 77 | 81 | 240 | 254 | 343 | 391 | 534 | 429 | 271 | 194 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | S 17 | NE 7 | S 16 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 14 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | — | — | E 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 89 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 103 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 21 | 70 | 150 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 615 | 615 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 401 | 401 | 29 |
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