Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly at 6AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Manly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 392 | 411 | 475 | 549 | 731 | 796 | 558 | 282 | 178 | 114 | 107 | 78 | 48 | 87 | 87 | 108 | 104 | 104 | 123 | 146 | 155 | 202 | 260 | 584 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:46AM1.18m | 9:43PM1.74m | 10:35AM1.20m | 10:31PM1.63m | 11:23AM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44AM-0.07m | 3:17PM0.24m | 4:29AM-0.03m | 4:10PM0.28m | 5:12AM0.04m | 5:04PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | E 11 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 282 | 178 | 114 | 107 | 78 | 48 | 87 | 87 | 108 | 104 | 104 | 123 | 146 | 155 | 202 | 260 | 584 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | S 13 | ESE 6 | S 18 | E 8 | ESE 6 | E 8 | E 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 13 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 31 | 19 | 33 | 44 | 32 | 81 | 54 | 78 | 73 | 69 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | S 18 | E 8 | S 18 | E 8 | S 16 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 20 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | SSW 4 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | 5 | 58 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 3 | 30 | 65 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 392 | 411 | 475 | 549 | 731 | 796 | 558 | — | 34 | 31 | — | 32 | — | — | — | 21 | 19 | 12 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 9 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 134 | 99 | 64 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 95 | 72 |
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