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Manly Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Sydney North Coast (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Manly surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Manly today?
The current surf forecast for Manly at 9AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
1999 | 1721 | 1749 | 1581 | 1448 | 1299 | 1269 | 1113 | 988 | 872 | 826 | 771 | 743 | 730 | 727 | 714 | 798 | 753 | 740 | 833 | 701 | 612 | 546 | 546 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:12AM1.10m | 5:46PM1.39m | 6:02AM1.06m | 6:22PM1.45m | 6:48AM1.04m | 6:57PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.41m | 11:12AM0.31m | 00:16AM0.34m | 11:48AM0.33m | 1:00AM0.29m | 12:24PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 1999 | 1721 | 1749 | 1581 | 1448 | 1299 | 1269 | 1113 | 988 | 872 | 826 | 771 | 743 | 730 | 727 | 714 | 798 | 753 | 740 | 20 | 701 | 612 | 546 | 546 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 19 | 21 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 4 | S 15 | SSW 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 17 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 112 | 46 | 28 | 11 | — | — | — | 11 | 833 | 34 | 113 | 169 | 215 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 113 | 105 | 4 | 4 | 78 | 72 | 7 | 7 |
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