Manly surf break

Manly surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 01 May 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
21.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Manly today?

The current surf forecast for Manly at 5PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (01 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (01 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
107
107
172
206
217
206
206
412
510
597
611
703
804
932
932
874
906
817
874
1100
1100
1055
1261
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
W
10
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
10
NW
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:51AM1.16m
8:00PM1.52m
8:30AM1.12m
8:33PM1.52m
9:09AM1.08m
9:07PM1.51m
Low Tide
1:36PM0.29m
2:35AM0.19m
2:07PM0.32m
3:14AM0.19m
2:40PM0.37m
3:53AM0.21m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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6:28
6:28
6:30
6:30
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5:14
5:13
5:13
5:12
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
21
21
21
19
18
18
20
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
21
21
21
19
17
18
20
18
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
19
18
18
18
17
17
18
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
2.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
107
107
107
172
10
10
206
206
286
510
597
611
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1072
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
12
12
11
10
7
7
10
4
4
5
5
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
4
5
5
5
7
7
6
6
6
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
206
217
412
703
804
932
932
874
906
817
874
1100
1100
1055
1261
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
3
3
4
4
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
72
134
47
2
1
1
1
2
503
401
190
119
49
30
30
134
401
401
190
179
30
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
3
5
5
5
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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