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/ NSW – Sydney North Coast (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Manly surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 04 May 2026 AESTForecast 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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Manly today?
The current surf forecast for Manly at 4AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
935 | 954 | 992 | 1051 | 1008 | 933 | 843 | 724 | 724 | 707 | 694 | 682 | 595 | 584 | 562 | 477 | 477 | 410 | 482 | 424 | 402 | 349 | 284 | 235 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:44PM1.47m | 10:30AM0.98m | 10:23PM1.42m | 11:16AM0.94m | 11:06PM1.37m | 12:08PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35AM0.24m | 3:49PM0.46m | 5:20AM0.29m | 4:29PM0.51m | 6:09AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 15 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 935 | 954 | 992 | 1051 | 1008 | 933 | 843 | 724 | 724 | 707 | 694 | 682 | 595 | 584 | 562 | 477 | 477 | 410 | 482 | 424 | 402 | 349 | 284 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 53 | 52 | 106 | 78 | 51 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | N 10 | S 17 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 47 | 42 | 37 | 33 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | — | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | WNW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 30 | — | 13 | 8 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 67 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 108 | 185 |
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