Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 3PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 158 | 140 | 143 | 220 | 236 | 262 | 285 | 377 | 567 | 623 | 482 | 364 | 343 | 351 | 299 | 306 | 737 | 655 | 561 | 442 | 416 | 408 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:07AM1.06m | 7:05PM1.51m | 7:42AM1.14m | 7:41PM1.53m | 8:16AM1.21m | 8:16PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.37m | 1:44AM0.17m | 1:19PM0.32m | 2:15AM0.13m | 1:59PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 7 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 158 | 140 | 143 | 136 | 114 | 95 | 285 | 84 | 567 | 623 | 482 | 364 | 343 | 351 | 299 | 196 | 737 | 655 | 561 | 442 | 24 | 408 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 8 | S 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 43 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 84 | 4 | 64 | 62 | 52 | 52 | 41 | 68 | 67 | 306 | 45 | 44 | 37 | 25 | 39 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 17 | 38 | 36 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 61 | 64 | 59 | 34 | 54 | — | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 27 | 138 | 220 | 236 | 262 | — | 377 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 416 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 78 | 78 | 63 | 63 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 0 |
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