Manly surf break

Manly surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 AEST
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Manly surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Manly sea temperature is
22.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Manly today?

The current surf forecast for Manly at 12AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (14 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (14 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)12111111111010101099101010101010999101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)89478384110271009935708610464327282318271271266266255207207211220225207159
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
15
SE
15
SSE
5
ESE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34PM
1.16
5:26AM
1.36
6:13PM
1.29
6:13AM
1.39
6:51PM
1.42
7:00AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:18PM
0.43
11:56AM
0.17
12:08AM
0.32
12:33PM
0.11
12:57AM
0.21
1:10PM
0.09
Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----6:15-------6:16-------6:16---
Sunset-------5:34-------5:32-------5:30
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181816141418201919191716151923202019181615202322
Feels °C (?)161612101116181617181514131722171920181514192220
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