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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 06 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
21.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Manly today?
The current surf forecast for Manly at 10AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | |
694 | 606 | 595 | 584 | 496 | 477 | 477 | 400 | 482 | 424 | 349 | 300 | 240 | 196 | 575 | 1516 | 2859 | 1639 | 1432 | 1168 | 818 | 637 | 896 | 1194 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:23PM1.42m | 11:16AM0.94m | 11:06PM1.37m | 12:08PM0.91m | 11:54PM1.32m | 1:09PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20AM0.29m | 4:29PM0.51m | 6:09AM0.33m | 5:15PM0.55m | 7:01AM0.35m | 6:12PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 |
 kJ | 694 | 606 | 595 | 584 | 496 | 477 | 477 | 400 | 482 | 424 | 349 | 300 | 240 | 196 | 575 | 1516 | 1985 | 1639 | 1432 | 1168 | 818 | 637 | 627 | 1194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 4 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 17 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 24 | 2 | 50 | 101 | 78 | 51 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 160 | 120 | 94 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 17 | S 4 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | N 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 53 | 2 | 42 | 37 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | NW 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | S 11 | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | SSW 10 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 35 | 118 | 176 | 48 | 44 | 2859 | — | 20 | 28 | — | — | 896 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 105 | 60 | 185 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
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