Manly Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly sea temperature is
17.8°C
0.1° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly at 4PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (06 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
2
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
3
1
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
8
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.2
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
10
2
S
10
1.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
154
159
160
1283
1917
875
471
295
294
229
366
315
422
958
1621
1357
961
826
842
767
667
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
SW
15
S
25
S
25
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
15
E
20
E
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ENE
10
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:54PM1.47m
5:00AM1.00m
5:00PM1.54m
5:57AM1.09m
5:56PM1.60m
Low Tide
9:09AM0.46m
10:57PM0.22m
10:24AM0.42m
11:54PM0.14m
11:29AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
17
19
17
16
16
15
14
15
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
13
16
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
8
11
15
12
12
13
13
12
14
16
15
14
13
10
7
9
8
11
12
12
11
12
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