Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 7AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 584 | 408 | 339 | 273 | 202 | 157 | 93 | 111 | 108 | 170 | 117 | 134 | 465 | 320 | 320 | 260 | 202 | 160 | 85 | 192 | 210 | 196 | 153 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:50AM1.17m | 7:51PM1.76m | 8:35AM1.24m | 8:37PM1.72m | 9:18AM1.29m | 9:21PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM-0.01m | 1:23PM0.22m | 2:34AM-0.04m | 2:14PM0.19m | 3:14AM-0.02m | 3:03PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 584 | 408 | 339 | 273 | 202 | 157 | 93 | 111 | 108 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 271 | 320 | 320 | 260 | 202 | 160 | 85 | 192 | 210 | 196 | 153 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 13 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 47 | 47 | 48 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 44 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 10 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 30 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 42 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 170 | 117 | 134 | 465 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 81 | 0 |
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