Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 1AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 48 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 156 | 149 | 146 | 143 | 379 | 486 | 849 | 1682 | 950 | 755 | 653 | 376 | 258 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:06PM1.49m | 4:58AM0.98m | 5:10PM1.58m | 6:05AM1.04m | 6:08PM1.67m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.25m | 10:26AM0.37m | 00:08AM0.14m | 11:31AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  | |  | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 13 | E 14 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 48 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 156 | 149 | 146 | 143 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1069 | 950 | 755 | 653 | 376 | 258 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | ENE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | E 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 34 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 | S 13 | S 15 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 9 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 379 | 486 | 849 | 1682 | 45 | 66 | 49 | 87 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 22 | 314 | 401 | 538 | 105 | 30 | 178 | 178 | 55 | 30 |
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