Manly surf break

Manly surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 09 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
22.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Manly today?

The current surf forecast for Manly at 7AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.8
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
Period(s) (?)101099999151514141413131371313131313131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)878710681807886121193233233299282277273284242246178225225303327405
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
SW
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
10
SW
20
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:26AM
1.26
1:35PM
0.86
1:29AM
1.23
2:53PM
0.88
2:38AM
1.23
4:00PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:37AM
0.44
6:39PM
0.60
8:46AM
0.43
7:57PM
0.62
9:47AM
0.39
9:15PM
0.59
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise--6:11-------6:11-------6:13-----
Sunset-----5:39-------5:38-------5:37--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201918232524222221212225282426262321192023252017
Feels °C (?)22201822242322222121212526232524222115151920139
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