Manly surf break

Manly surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 17 May 2026 AEST
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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
19.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Manly today?

The current surf forecast for Manly at 1PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (17 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (17 May)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ENE
8
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
3
SSW
8
2.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
840
683
699
699
794
794
794
808
826
741
677
603
522
541
502
510
506
708
1109
1129
1086
1040
1026
1172
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
NNE
5
N
5
N
0
NNW
5
W
5
W
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:24AM1.21m
8:30PM1.78m
9:19AM1.17m
9:20PM1.78m
10:16AM1.11m
10:13PM1.73m
Low Tide
2:01PM0.20m
3:18AM-0.05m
2:49PM0.24m
4:14AM-0.04m
3:40PM0.30m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
4:59
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
17
18
20
19
19
19
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
17
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
18
19
19
20
17
16
18
17
18
16
14
11
10
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
Energy kJ
653
683
699
699
794
794
794
808
826
741
677
603
522
541
502
510
506
708
1109
1129
1086
1040
988
884
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
1
5
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ENE
8
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
2
SSW
6
3
SSW
8
2.5
S
9
Energy kJ
840
5
4
27
302
1026
1172
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
2
2
10
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
8
78
7
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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