Manly surf break

Manly surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Manly surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Manly sea temperature is
21.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Manly today?

The current surf forecast for Manly at 8AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
NE
2.1
S
Period(s) (?)9101010101099991010999889888867
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)327312318318318320251202170170181228205129979189744647453014465
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
ESE
15
E
10
SE
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
35
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:13AM
1.39
6:51PM
1.42
7:00AM
1.41
7:29PM
1.53
7:47AM
1.39
8:09PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:08AM
0.32
12:33PM
0.11
12:57AM
0.21
1:10PM
0.09
1:45AM
0.11
1:49PM
0.09
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise--6:16-------6:16-------6:18-----
Sunset-----5:32-------5:30-------5:30--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171514192220191917161519232120201918172326272218
Feels °C (?)161311172117172017151318221919191715131923231514
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