Manly Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly sea temperature is
17.6° C
0.3° 

Manly surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Manly today (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly at 8AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
3
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
1.5
S
9
1.6
S
10
2
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.8
S
12
2.1
S
14
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
168
133
119
119
94
92
92
70
45
390
482
755
522
367
915
1748
1679
1333
955
688
496
345
311
335
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
off
High Tide
2:59AM0.91m
3:41PM1.30m
4:11AM0.87m
4:35PM1.33m
5:17AM0.88m
5:25PM1.37m
Low Tide
8:44AM0.45m
10:38PM0.47m
9:39AM0.48m
11:37PM0.42m
10:35AM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
15
18
18
15
11
10
9
8
10
13
13
13
11
9
7
7
11
17
19
16
13
Feels °C
11
10
10
11
13
12
8
3
3
2
3
5
10
9
10
8
5
2
2
6
13
16
10
8
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