Manly Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly sea temperature is
17.8°C
0.1° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly at 1AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat morning).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.8
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.1
S
10
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
73
71
50
49
73
52
52
52
33
33
33
163
382
230
115
82
64
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
E
20
ENE
10
NNE
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:49PM1.12m
12:22PM1.41m
00:55AM1.01m
1:26PM1.40m
Low Tide
5:55PM0.31m
5:44AM0.32m
7:04PM0.34m
6:39AM0.39m
8:25PM0.34m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
24
21
19
19
19
24
24
25
20
16
16
15
14
17
19
17
17
17
Feels °C
20
18
16
16
15
20
20
20
14
10
11
12
12
14
16
13
15
16
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