Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 10PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 645 | 536 | 494 | 477 | 427 | 201 | 165 | 133 | 408 | 906 | 1541 | 2655 | 2920 | 2274 | 1504 | 1112 | 1258 | 1387 | 1476 | 1268 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:56PM1.60m | 6:46AM1.19m | 6:47PM1.63m | 7:28AM1.28m | 7:32PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29AM0.34m | 00:42AM0.07m | 12:24PM0.27m | 1:23AM0.03m | 1:15PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 10 |
| kJ | 645 | 536 | 494 | 477 | 427 | 201 | 165 | 133 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 47 | 45 | 41 | 25 | 162 | 235 | 218 | 1268 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 14 | E 17 | E 9 | — | S 26 | E 16 | S 23 | S 23 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 73 | 75 | 51 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 13 | 5 | 41 | 93 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 17 | E 17 | E 17 | — | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | E 9 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | WSW 2 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 408 | 906 | 1541 | 2655 | 2920 | 2274 | 1504 | 1112 | 1258 | 1387 | 1476 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 196 | 770 | 348 | 185 | 72 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 64 | 60 | 0 |
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