Manly Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly sea temperature is
17.3° C
0.6° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly at 9PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.7
E
9
2.2
ENE
12
2.3
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
11
2.1
ENE
11
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
35
50
52
106
104
84
83
113
121
193
247
425
1230
1211
1066
936
787
787
803
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:35AM1.20m
10:31PM1.63m
11:23AM1.23m
11:18PM1.47m
12:11PM1.24m
Low Tide
4:10PM0.28m
5:12AM0.04m
5:04PM0.33m
5:53AM0.13m
6:02PM0.40m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
5:06
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
13
14
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