Manly surf break

Manly surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Manly surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Manly sea temperature is
24.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Manly today?

The current surf forecast for Manly at 5PM is: 5.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 4.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)21ft (6.5m)13s
Afternoon (28 Mar)18ft (5.5m)13s
Evening (28 Mar)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
7
S
6
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
3.5
SSE
3.5
S
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
Period(s) (?)1413131312121211111111101010101099998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1714213147105668772694259175146414131342777219715691306961756575485377318273241201151125
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
S
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:17AM
1.42
6:25PM
1.07
6:18AM
1.45
7:12PM
1.17
7:10AM
1.46
7:52PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:14PM
0.20
11:56PM
0.43
1:02PM
0.16
12:54AM
0.36
1:42PM
0.14
1:44AM
0.29
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
Sunrise7:03-------7:03-------7:03-------
Sunset---6:55-------6:54-------6:52----
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151719201920171616192020202019181820212121211918
Feels °C (?)81012141416131213161718181919171821201919201918
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