Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 7PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 365 | 436 | 417 | 298 | 224 | 182 | 312 | 245 | 187 | 142 | 134 | 91 | 211 | 206 | 230 | 220 | 245 | 294 | 306 | 243 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:37PM1.72m | 9:18AM1.29m | 9:21PM1.64m | 10:00AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.19m | 3:14AM-0.02m | 3:03PM0.19m | 3:52AM0.02m | 3:52PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 365 | 436 | 417 | 298 | 224 | 182 | 312 | 245 | 187 | 142 | 134 | 91 | 211 | 206 | 230 | 220 | 17 | 18 | 57 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 19 | S 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 51 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 73 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 42 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 64 | 60 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 9 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 8 | E 7 | S 14 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 42 | 17 | 18 | 27 | 29 | 65 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 245 | 294 | 306 | 243 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 393 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 63 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 63 | 8 | 5 |
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