Manly Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly at 4PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
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)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.2
E
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.9
S
8
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
9
1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
15
9
9
14
16
20
19
18
28
27
26
15
17
52
46
105
113
142
146
153
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
5
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
5
WNW
15
NE
15
NNE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
12:03PM1.29m
00:01AM1.20m
12:53PM1.33m
1:00AM1.09m
1:52PM1.36m
Low Tide
5:37AM0.20m
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
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
15
18
15
12
10
10
9
12
16
18
15
12
11
10
10
12
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
7
8
13
15
10
7
6
5
3
6
11
15
8
6
6
5
5
7
12
11
10
12
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