Manly Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly sea temperature is
20.9°C
2.0° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly at 7AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (27 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.9
S
8
1
SSW
8
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.4
S
13
1.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
460
399
328
266
234
157
117
72
68
64
90
120
85
81
77
59
33
92
149
282
325
279
643
489
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NW
5
NNW
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
15
WSW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
15
SW
25
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:24AM1.67m
9:59PM1.23m
10:07AM1.69m
10:51PM1.16m
10:55AM1.67m
Low Tide
3:00AM0.17m
3:59PM0.03m
3:41AM0.21m
4:50PM0.03m
4:26AM0.27m
5:46PM0.06m
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:58
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5:58
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7:16
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7:17
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7:19
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 mm
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1
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1
2
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Temp °C
17
16
16
18
18
18
18
19
16
15
15
21
24
19
18
17
17
15
15
19
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
15
15
15
17
14
14
16
19
14
11
12
17
19
13
15
15
16
14
14
18
15
15
16
16
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