Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 7PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 357 | 281 | 287 | 275 | 240 | 246 | 281 | 263 | 252 | 210 | 201 | 201 | 115 | 98 | 77 | 142 | 107 | 88 | 78 | 33 | 42 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:12PM1.27m | 2:27AM0.87m | 2:15PM1.22m | 3:43AM0.89m | 3:22PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28AM0.56m | 8:24PM0.42m | 7:30AM0.61m | 9:30PM0.42m | 8:47AM0.63m | 10:29PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 357 | 281 | 287 | 275 | 240 | 246 | 281 | 263 | 252 | 210 | 201 | 201 | 115 | 98 | 77 | 142 | 107 | 88 | 16 | 33 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 87 | 52 | 52 | 80 | 79 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 33 | 19 | 32 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | — | SE 12 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ENE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | — | — | ESE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 20 | 30 | 25 | 9 | — | — | 78 | 14 | 42 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 163 | 163 | 615 | 118 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 524 | 524 | 47 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 441 | 424 | 143 | 2 |
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