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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 am Wednesday 13 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
20.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Manly today?
The current surf forecast for Manly at 9AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
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 Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | |
186 | 173 | 500 | 480 | 255 | 240 | 181 | 195 | 216 | 170 | 149 | 127 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 119 | 139 | 131 | 152 | 135 | 130 | 118 | 206 | 162 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:43AM1.26m | 5:32PM1.40m | 5:39AM1.26m | 6:15PM1.53m | 6:34AM1.26m | 6:58PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48PM0.43m | 11:03AM0.17m | 11:45PM0.30m | 11:46AM0.15m | 00:39AM0.18m | 12:30PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
 kJ | 125 | 158 | 61 | 60 | 38 | 240 | 154 | 122 | 92 | 117 | 81 | 127 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 119 | 104 | 131 | 152 | 135 | 130 | 118 | 149 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | S 23 | S 20 | S 18 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 98 | 66 | 40 | 32 | 57 | 38 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 103 | 79 | 79 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 23 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 25 | S 23 | S 22 | N 10 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 11 | S 14 | S 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 15 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 53 | 47 | 43 | 21 | 33 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — |
| kJ | 186 | 173 | 500 | 480 | 255 | 127 | 181 | 195 | 216 | 170 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | 206 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 78 | 78 | 185 | 348 | 185 | 28 | 175 | 163 | 78 | 12 | 163 | 113 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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