Manly Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly sea temperature is
17.8°C
0.2° 

Manly surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Manly today (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly at 4PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
4
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
1.1
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
8
2
S
10
3
S
11
3
S
10
2.3
S
10
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.6
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
85
80
62
65
45
44
45
28
105
111
196
740
1736
1838
958
562
421
395
364
311
402
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
N
20
NNW
25
WNW
30
NNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
30
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
WNW
15
E
20
E
20
SE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:40PM1.42m
3:46AM0.94m
3:54PM1.47m
5:00AM1.00m
5:00PM1.54m
Low Tide
7:49AM0.45m
9:47PM0.30m
9:09AM0.46m
10:57PM0.22m
10:24AM0.42m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
3
Temp °C
17
22
29
29
24
22
20
16
14
16
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
16
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
14
18
25
23
18
19
15
9
9
9
15
13
13
12
12
12
11
15
14
12
12
10
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