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Manly Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Sydney North Coast (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Manly surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
20.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Manly today?
The current surf forecast for Manly at 9PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | |
1169 | 1046 | 804 | 585 | 539 | 539 | 559 | 501 | 454 | 731 | 1234 | 1332 | 1153 | 1281 | 1662 | 1597 | 1904 | 2354 | 2340 | 2300 | 2128 | 2115 | 2115 | 2151 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:20PM1.04m | 00:08AM1.55m | 1:27PM1.05m | 1:10AM1.44m | 2:32PM1.09m | 2:15AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.44m | 7:11AM0.12m | 6:46PM0.49m | 8:09AM0.17m | 8:02PM0.52m | 9:03AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
 | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
 kJ | 250 | 250 | 245 | 200 | 190 | 148 | 145 | 146 | 454 | 731 | 25 | 27 | 1153 | 1281 | 1352 | 1597 | 1904 | 2354 | 2340 | 2300 | 2128 | 2115 | 2115 | 2151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 33 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 17 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | ESE 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1169 | 1046 | 804 | 585 | 539 | 539 | 559 | 501 | 355 | 226 | 1234 | 1332 | — | — | 1662 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 113 | 72 | 12 | 78 | 66 | 12 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 105 | 105 | 4 | 78 | 78 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 113 | 113 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
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