Manly Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 03 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 (03 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly at 8PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)--
Afternoon (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (03 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
224
163
134
89
68
27
25
25
15
9
5
14
10
20
18
18
28
15
27
15
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
WNW
15
NNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
10
W
5
N
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:18AM1.26m
11:12PM1.31m
12:03PM1.29m
00:01AM1.20m
12:53PM1.33m
Low Tide
5:10PM0.39m
5:37AM0.20m
6:06PM0.41m
6:18AM0.25m
7:13PM0.42m
cloud
cloud
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>
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
21
22
19
16
14
11
10
12
16
18
16
12
10
9
9
12
16
17
15
13
Feels °C
17
19
15
12
11
7
6
8
13
15
12
7
5
4
4
7
12
14
9
8
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