Manly Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly sea temperature is
17.4° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly at 1AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 04). 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 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
5
0.2
E
13
0.6
SSW
5
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.8
S
9
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.7
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
14
20
20
19
18
28
27
27
23
17
31
45
106
142
132
112
57
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
5
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
5
SW
10
ENE
15
NE
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-off
High Tide
00:01AM1.20m
12:53PM1.33m
1:00AM1.09m
1:52PM1.36m
Low Tide
6:06PM0.41m
6:18AM0.25m
7:13PM0.42m
7:07AM0.31m
8:30PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
15
12
10
9
9
12
16
18
16
13
11
10
9
12
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
10
7
5
3
3
6
11
14
10
8
6
5
4
8
12
11
10
11
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