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Manly surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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
22.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Manly today?
The current surf forecast for Manly at 2AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 327 | 311 | 553 | 544 | 457 | 457 | 448 | 166 | 173 | 135 | 134 | 138 | 176 | 191 | 169 | 294 | 176 | 209 | 264 | 293 | 387 | 627 | 509 | 359 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross | glass | cross | on | on | on | on | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:21AM 1.19 | 4:06PM 1.09 | 5:09AM 1.26 | 5:07PM 1.02 | 5:53AM 1.32 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:43PM 0.29 | 10:23AM 0.55 | 10:27PM 0.33 | 11:30AM 0.50 | 11:08PM 0.36 | 12:28PM 0.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
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