Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 12PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 58 | 55 | 39 | 34 | 48 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 156 | 149 | 146 | 184 | 388 | 671 | 803 | 682 | 766 | 680 | 513 | 314 | 253 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:06PM1.49m | 4:58AM0.98m | 5:10PM1.58m | 6:05AM1.04m | 6:08PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16AM0.38m | 11:05PM0.25m | 10:26AM0.37m | 00:08AM0.14m | 11:31AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | E 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 54 | 58 | 55 | 39 | 34 | 48 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 156 | 149 | 146 | 184 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 682 | 766 | 680 | 513 | 314 | 253 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | ENE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 8 | S 8 | E 14 | S 13 | S 8 | E 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 46 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | E 14 | S 13 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 27 | 18 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | N 3 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 18 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 388 | 671 | 803 | 48 | 40 | 50 | 71 | 44 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 117 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 190 | 503 | 731 | 18 | 105 | 105 | 117 | 99 |
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