Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 7AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 5 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 37 | 30 | 56 | 107 | 120 | 97 | 126 | 38 | 38 | 55 | 83 | 113 | 59 | 66 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 00:01AM1.20m | 12:53PM1.33m | 1:00AM1.09m | 1:52PM1.36m | 2:14AM1.00m | 2:58PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18AM0.25m | 7:13PM0.42m | 7:07AM0.31m | 8:30PM0.41m | 8:07AM0.36m | 9:51PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 4 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 37 | 30 | 56 | 107 | 120 | 97 | 126 | 38 | 38 | 55 | 83 | 113 | 59 | 66 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 13 | E 8 | E 13 | ENE 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | S 10 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | E 9 | S 8 | S 7 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 37 | 38 | 27 | 14 | 31 | 15 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 11 | E 13 | S 10 | NE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 9 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 10 | S 9 | NE 6 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 28 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 3 | 61 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
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