Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 210 | 198 | 158 | 154 | 158 | 181 | 146 | 181 | 163 | 200 | 175 | 172 | 129 | 125 | 114 | 107 | 124 | 128 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:56PM1.47m | 9:22AM1.44m | 9:37PM1.35m | 9:59AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09AM0.12m | 3:33PM0.18m | 3:41AM0.19m | 4:18PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 210 | 198 | 158 | 154 | 158 | 181 | 146 | 181 | 136 | 136 | 141 | 101 | 78 | 56 | 114 | 81 | 79 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 16 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 137 | 132 | 121 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 175 | 172 | 129 | 125 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 18 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 17 | 14 | 16 | 112 | 101 | 49 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 25 | 30 | 42 | 36 | 29 | 26 | 56 | 163 | 200 | 222 | — | — | — | 58 | 107 | 124 | 128 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 179 | 179 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 2 |
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