Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (05 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 8PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 325 | 332 | 325 | 325 | 312 | 255 | 232 | 194 | 194 | 199 | 184 | 154 | 442 | 1114 | 2015 | 2600 | 1968 | 1247 | 765 | 603 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:40PM1.43m | 5:51AM1.09m | 5:44PM1.45m | 6:41AM1.19m | 6:39PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.19m | 11:23AM0.43m | 00:28AM0.15m | 12:25PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | 325 | 332 | 325 | 325 | 312 | 255 | 232 | 194 | 194 | 199 | 184 | 154 | 127 | 92 | 71 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 31 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 70 | 52 | 37 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 18 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | S 16 | — | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 14 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 442 | 1114 | 2015 | 2600 | 1968 | 1247 | 765 | 603 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 30 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 201 | 250 | 185 | 105 | 113 | 152 | 152 | 152 |
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