Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 10AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 7 | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 203 | 306 | 343 | 239 | 245 | 253 | 187 | 152 | 104 | 115 | 150 | 96 | 124 | 117 | 233 | 182 | 168 | 121 | 116 | 104 | 96 | 81 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:00AM1.32m | 10:04PM1.51m | 10:41AM1.34m | 10:46PM1.36m | 11:23AM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52AM0.02m | 3:52PM0.22m | 4:28AM0.10m | 4:41PM0.28m | 5:03AM0.19m | 5:33PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 8 | S 18 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 103 | 203 | 199 | 230 | 239 | 61 | 101 | 96 | 95 | 35 | 96 | 35 | 92 | 124 | 117 | 233 | 68 | 93 | 69 | 58 | 96 | 96 | 81 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | ENE 10 | S 18 | S 8 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 96 | 19 | 150 | 33 | 66 | 55 | 54 | 182 | 168 | 121 | 116 | 104 | 76 | 73 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 8 | S 14 | — | — | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | S 18 | S 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 7 | S 17 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | S 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 27 | 29 | 66 | 64 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 19 | — | 20 | 96 | 36 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 10 | 53 | 16 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 306 | 343 | — | 245 | 253 | 187 | 152 | 104 | 115 | 139 | 71 | 73 | 53 | 73 | 91 | — | 100 | 83 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 63 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 113 | 113 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 63 | 63 | 63 |
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