Manly Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly sea temperature is
17.6° C
0.3° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly at 4PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
1.6
S
9
1.7
S
10
2
S
10
2.3
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.9
S
12
2
S
14
2.1
S
13
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
119
94
92
92
70
45
444
522
755
952
408
1019
1559
1507
1167
939
676
477
338
305
329
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
NNE
15
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:41PM1.30m
4:11AM0.87m
4:35PM1.33m
5:17AM0.88m
5:25PM1.37m
Low Tide
8:44AM0.45m
10:38PM0.47m
9:39AM0.48m
11:37PM0.42m
10:35AM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
18
18
14
11
10
9
8
10
13
13
13
12
9
8
8
12
17
19
17
14
Feels °C
10
11
13
12
6
3
4
3
3
5
10
9
10
9
5
4
3
7
13
16
13
9
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