Manly Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what's on the cards for Manly. This is a pretty flat and quiet outlook for the next couple of weeks, with a lot of days where you're better off leaving the board in the shed.

The first real chance of a wave won't be until Monday, August 3rd. We're looking at a small, weak swell pushing in – about 3ft from the SE. The water temp is sitting at 63°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so nothing wild there. The wind on Monday morning is a cross-on from the NNW at 9 mph, which will mess up the surface a bit. It's not great, but there's a tiny window later that afternoon when the wind switches to a light cross-off from the W at 6 mph, cleaning things up for some small, ordinary waves. The energy is pretty weak, only registering 194 (moderate).

After that, it's mostly dead. Tuesday through to Wednesday the 5th is a write-off with tiny, weak surf. The energy barely cracks 100 on those days. Thursday the 6th shows a small bump of 3ft from the S, but the period is a short 8 seconds, so it won't have much push. The morning is clean with a light cross-off, which is okay, but the afternoon turns into an onshore mess.

The best of a very average bunch comes on Saturday, August 8th. We get a glassy morning with the wind dropping to zero, and a tiny 2ft S swell. The energy is very weak at 82. It's a small window for a longboard or a foiler, but you won't be getting any power. The afternoon gets ruined by a strong onshore.

The week of the 10th looks a bit more promising, but still nothing to get too excited about. Monday the 10th has a strong offshore wind from the WSW at 19 mph, which will make the 3ft ENE swell look clean, but it's a small, weak swell. The real standout is looking like Saturday, August 15th, over a week away. The morning has a solid 6ft S swell with a fresh offshore wind from the WSW at 16 mph. This is the best call of the whole period. The energy is strong at 431, and the clean offshore wind will make it a proper session for the more experienced crew. The swell is a bit over 5ft, so it might be a bit much for beginners. The afternoon drops off though.

Sunday the 16th hangs in there with some S swell, but the wind is cross-off and stronger, killing the quality. The last chance for anything decent is on Tuesday, August 18th, with a tiny 2ft S swell and glassy conditions, but it's fleeting.

Overall, the entire 16-day window is a pretty flat run. The only true standout is the morning of Saturday, August 15th, with that 6ft S swell and clean offshore wind. For the rest, it's a lot of small, weak, or wind-affected waves. Don't hold your breath.

Rusty.

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