Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 1AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 126 | 171 | 132 | 137 | 151 | 221 | 218 | 142 | 164 | 169 | 186 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 123 | 103 | 91 | 202 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:45PM1.39m | 6:30AM0.99m | 6:27PM1.45m | 7:07AM1.06m | 7:05PM1.51m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:38AM0.30m | 11:56AM0.43m | 1:12AM0.23m | 12:39PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | |  |  | | | |  | |  |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 98 | 73 | 72 | 105 | 88 | 135 | 147 | 142 | 164 | 169 | 186 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 123 | 103 | 91 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 24 | 8 | 9 | 69 | 47 | 45 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 44 | 42 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 47 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 2 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 126 | 171 | 132 | 137 | 151 | 221 | 218 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 62 | 116 | 202 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 78 | 93 | 5 |
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