Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 12AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2501 | 2633 | 2721 | 2906 | 3168 | 2734 | 2066 | 1614 | 1394 | 826 | 675 | 542 | 453 | 385 | 291 | 325 | 340 | 299 | 354 | 216 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:16AM1.37m | 11:45PM0.98m | 12:02PM1.31m | 00:41AM0.90m | 12:58PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55PM0.37m | 5:22AM0.45m | 6:55PM0.43m | 6:06AM0.53m | 8:07PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1111 | 826 | 675 | 542 | 453 | 385 | 291 | 325 | 340 | 299 | 354 | 216 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | — | — | — | — | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 19 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 17 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 93 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | E 13 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | E 12 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 58 | 98 | 96 | 3 | 135 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 2501 | 2633 | 2721 | 2906 | 3168 | 2734 | 2066 | 1614 | 1394 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 725 | 725 | 382 | 241 | 105 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 113 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 0 |
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