Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 9AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 15 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 151 | 137 | 125 | 160 | 157 | 153 | 192 | 201 | 210 | 234 | 184 | 129 | 153 | 99 | 149 | 140 | 134 | 170 | 229 | 185 | 185 | 182 | 144 | 141 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:25AM1.34m | 9:30PM1.43m | 10:02AM1.38m | 10:10PM1.34m | 10:43AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16AM0.10m | 3:22PM0.24m | 3:48AM0.13m | 4:07PM0.25m | 4:22AM0.17m | 4:57PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 151 | 137 | 125 | 160 | 157 | 153 | 192 | 201 | 210 | 234 | 184 | 129 | 97 | 99 | 149 | 140 | 134 | 170 | 229 | 185 | 185 | 182 | 144 | 141 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 105 | 90 | 117 | 94 | 96 | 68 | 24 | 98 | 148 | 135 | 181 | 112 | 153 | 78 | 79 | 116 | 96 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 38 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | N 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 24 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 41 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 37 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | W 2 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 59 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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