Manly Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly sea temperature is
16.9°C
0.9° 

Manly surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
NE
6
0.2
S
13
1
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
9
1.2
S
8
0.8
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
1.3
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
22
23
14
14
253
489
318
196
222
220
188
247
200
159
156
121
94
98
107
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
0
NNE
5
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
20
N
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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