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Manly surf break

Manly surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
23.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Manly today?

The current surf forecast for Manly at 7AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.2
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.4
NE
2.3
NE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.8
S
2.1
S
Period(s) (?)888888556666667788888877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1531161039813016880107138132142154216376700662692684302232199161280465
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
15
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
SSW
20
S
20
S
30
S
25
SSE
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:56AM
1.33
6:32PM
0.89
6:43AM
1.39
7:25PM
0.92
7:27AM
1.45
8:09PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:01PM
0.47
12:55PM
0.42
11:54PM
0.47
1:41PM
0.35
12:44AM
0.44
2:22PM
0.28
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise--5:56-------5:58-------5:58-----
Sunset------8:07-------8:07-------8:07-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------2-11-11122-------
Temp. °C212122232322222121212223232322212020212124232221
Feels °C (?)222221212020212020212221222119222222232023202018
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