Manly surf break

Manly surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 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 8PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)--
Afternoon (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
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
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)1414121111111110101010991010101010109991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1196104589478384110271107917784610464383288312271266266266255205171175183225
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
15
SE
15
SSE
5
ESE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
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)
11:18AM
0.24
11:18PM
0.43
11:56AM
0.17
12:08AM
0.32
12:33PM
0.11
12:57AM
0.21
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise------6:15-------6:16-------6:16-
Sunset-5:35-------5:34-------5:32------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191918181615151820191919171615192320201918161520
Feels °C (?)161616161312131618161718161413172217192018151419
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