Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 5PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 139 | 143 | 114 | 171 | 275 | 284 | 371 | 223 | 160 | 136 | 104 | 102 | 116 | 151 | 262 | 183 | 187 | 187 | 160 | 152 | 156 | 159 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:03AM1.52m | 11:49PM1.04m | 12:01PM1.48m | 1:03AM0.97m | 1:10PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32AM0.31m | 5:50PM0.21m | 5:23AM0.39m | 7:01PM0.25m | 6:26AM0.47m | 8:20PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 139 | 91 | 57 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 247 | 223 | 160 | 136 | 104 | 102 | 116 | 151 | 183 | 183 | 187 | 187 | 160 | 6 | 45 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 66 | 60 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 23 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | S 5 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | 143 | 114 | 171 | 275 | 284 | 371 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 262 | 5 | — | — | — | 152 | 156 | 159 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 2 | 163 | 168 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
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