Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 3AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 6 | E 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 93 | 101 | 104 | 97 | 112 | 80 | 80 | 307 | 108 | 95 | 81 | 77 | 41 | 47 | 36 | 27 | 49 | 112 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:16AM1.05m | 12:55PM1.29m | 1:12AM0.93m | 1:51PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29PM0.42m | 6:14AM0.38m | 7:34PM0.47m | 6:57AM0.47m | 8:49PM0.50m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | S 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 93 | 101 | 104 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 80 | 10 | 108 | 95 | 81 | 45 | 29 | 47 | 36 | 27 | 20 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | S 9 | — | E 12 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | NE 5 | E 11 | E 6 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 93 | 85 | 100 | 97 | 112 | 80 | 77 | 6 | 13 | — | 3 | 77 | 41 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 8 | — | — | S 14 | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 55 | 50 | 46 | 50 | 45 | 43 | 12 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 5 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 26 | — | 43 | 46 | — | 307 | 61 | 87 | 68 | 60 | 38 | 31 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 112 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 401 | 134 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
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