Manly surf break

Manly surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Manly today?

The current surf forecast for Manly at 9PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)--
Afternoon (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.9
S
2.3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
Period(s) (?)999889888810791010111112121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1711269791687446474630156495112112971886216621772191334435413422301331222276
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
0
WNW
0
E
40
SSE
30
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:29PM
1.53
7:47AM
1.39
8:09PM
1.63
8:35AM
1.34
8:51PM
1.68
9:26AM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:10PM
0.09
1:45AM
0.11
1:49PM
0.09
2:34AM
0.05
2:29PM
0.13
3:25AM
0.01
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise------6:18-------6:18-------6:18-
Sunset-5:30-------5:30-------5:29------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------121-----------
Temp. °C232220201918172326251817171413161717181715141315
Feels °C (?)2220191916151320252412121310913121113131110911
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