Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 9PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 222 | 216 | 329 | 247 | 196 | 159 | 123 | 123 | 96 | 163 | 182 | 152 | 107 | 122 | 189 | 139 | 248 | 183 | 204 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:57PM1.32m | 5:49AM0.92m | 5:45PM1.39m | 6:30AM0.99m | 6:27PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM0.53m | 11:58PM0.37m | 11:07AM0.49m | 00:38AM0.30m | 11:56AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 239 | 157 | 216 | 329 | 247 | 196 | 159 | 123 | 123 | 96 | 98 | 73 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 113 | 44 | 173 | 183 | 204 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 13 | S 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 113 | 222 | 98 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 69 | 47 | 44 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | S 17 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 21 | 21 | 19 | — | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NW 3 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 52 | 12 | 22 | 43 | 58 | 60 | 55 | 53 | 73 | 163 | 182 | 152 | 107 | 122 | 189 | 139 | 248 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 168 | 119 | 65 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
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