Surf Forecasts:
Manly surf forecast from 5 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 6 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 10 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period, NE swell with 719 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 6 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Manly this week:
The surf forecast for Manly over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Manly in the next 16 days are 2.3m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 10) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Monday (Aug 10) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Mon 10th Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Manly over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are looking pretty average for Manly. The surf is small and the conditions are mostly ordinary. We’ve got a long stretch of marginal days ahead, so don’t get your hopes up for anything epic. The water’s sitting at 63°, which is about normal for this time of year.
The first real chance of anything decent doesn’t show up until Friday the 14th. That morning, we’ve got a 4ft swell coming from the south with a 9-second period. It’s not huge, but the wind is light and offshore from the west, which should keep things clean. The swell energy is moderate at 449, so there’s a bit of push behind it. This is the standout of the whole period, but it’s still a couple of weeks out, so treat it as promising rather than locked in.
Before that, there’s a heap of nothing. Wednesday the 5th through to Wednesday the 12th are all small, mostly under 3ft, with weak energy readings in the low hundreds or less. The winds are often cross-off or cross, but the surf just isn’t there. Monday the 10th does see a bump in energy (538) with 6ft from the east, but the wind is a fresh 35 km/h cross-off, and the conditions are still rated poor. That’s more of a messy, blown-out day than anything surfable.
Thursday the 13th is still ordinary, and then Friday the 14th morning is the one to watch. After that, the swell drops back down again. The 15th and 16th have some south swell around 3ft, but the winds are cross-off or cross, and the quality just isn’t there. The 17th through 20th fizzle out completely, with wave heights dropping to 1ft-2ft and weak energy. It’s a barren run to end the period.
So, bottom line: if you’re keen, pencil in Friday the 14th morning. It’s the only real window with decent size and clean conditions. Everything else is a case of “check the cams and don’t bother.” The water’s average, the surf’s small, and the wind’s not doing us any favors. It’s a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 |
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 kJ | 18 | 27 | 17 | 56 | 120 | 38 | 83 | 59 | 48 | 66 | 31 | 63 | 137 | 106 | 268 | 535 | 314 | 84 | 334 | 224 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:53PM1.33m | 1:00AM1.09m | 1:52PM1.36m | 2:14AM1.00m | 2:58PM1.42m | 3:39AM0.96m | 4:06PM1.49m | 4:58AM0.98m | 5:10PM1.58m | 6:05AM1.04m | 6:08PM1.67m | 7:01AM1.10m | 7:01PM1.74m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.42m | 7:07AM0.31m | 8:30PM0.41m | 8:07AM0.36m | 9:51PM0.35m | 9:16AM0.38m | 11:05PM0.25m | 10:26AM0.37m | 00:08AM0.14m | 11:31AM0.33m | 1:02AM0.05m | 12:29PM0.27m | 1:50AM-0.01m | ||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 4 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | S 8 | S 7 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 27 | 4 | 56 | 120 | 38 | 83 | 59 | 30 | 66 | 26 | 63 | 137 | 106 | 15 | 535 | 314 | 84 | 334 | 224 | 152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SSW 5 | S 10 | SSW 5 | E 12 | S 9 | SSE 12 | S 8 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | E 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SSE 8 | S 7 | NNE 6 | S 13 | SSW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 48 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 56 | 56 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | E 9 | ENE 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | E 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 24 | 15 | 22 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | W 3 | W 4 | SW 5 | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | NW 4 | W 5 | W 4 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 12 | 1 | 7 | 28 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 22 | 19 | 31 | 268 | 52 | 60 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 2 | 2 | 96 | 18 | 285 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
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