Surf forecast · Australia · New South Wales
Surf forecast Manly today
Waves, swell and wind at Manly (New South Wales, Australia) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun offshore.
Manly surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 06:00–09:00: fun, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑ENE | 1.0 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 16–31 km/h ↑NNW offshore |
| 09:00 | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑ENE | 0.9 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 14–32 km/h ↑N cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑ENE | 0.8 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 20–45 km/h ↑NNE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.1 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 0.8 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 18–48 km/h ↑NNE cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 1.2 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 1.0 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 13–31 km/h ↑NNE cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 13:00–16:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑ENE | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑ENE | 21–55 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
| 09:00 | 1.2 m · 7 s ↑ESE | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑E | 20–43 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.4 m · 7 s ↑SE | 0.9 m · 6 s ↑SSE | 20–48 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.5 m · 8 s ↑SE | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 20–50 km/h ↑SSE cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 1.4 m · 8 s ↑SE | 1.2 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 15–39 km/h ↑SE onshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 06:00–09:00: fun, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑SE | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 10–18 km/h ↑W offshore |
| 09:00 | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑SE | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 6–19 km/h ↑WSW light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑SE | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 6–18 km/h ↑ENE light wind |
| 15:00 | 0.9 m · 8 s ↑SE | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 16–39 km/h ↑ENE cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 0.9 m · 8 s ↑SE | 0.8 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 21–45 km/h ↑NE cross-shore |
Wednesday 28 October
Small Best window 06:00–09:00: small, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 0.7 m · 7 s ↑SE | 0.6 m · 6 s ↑SSE | 11–23 km/h ↑W offshore |
| 09:00 | 0.7 m · 7 s ↑SE | 0.6 m · 6 s ↑SSE | 15–34 km/h ↑WSW offshore |
| 12:00 | 0.7 m · 7 s ↑SE | 0.6 m · 6 s ↑SSE | 17–40 km/h ↑WSW offshore |
| 15:00 | 0.7 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 0.6 m · 6 s ↑SSE | 16–41 km/h ↑SSE cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 0.7 m · 7 s ↑SE | 0.6 m · 6 s ↑SSE | 8–30 km/h ↑SE onshore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sun 06:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Manly
Open the waves map centred on Manly
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
More about Manly
Water temperature in Bondi Beach · Tides in Sydney · Swell map · Wind map
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Questions
- Is there surf at Manly today?
- Fun: waves 1.0 m at 8 s from ENE, swell 1.0 m · 6 s ENE (Sun 06:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Manly?
- Wind 16 km/h from NNW: offshore for a beach facing ESE.
- When is the best time to surf Manly today?
- 06:00–09:00 (fun, offshore)
- How warm is the water at Manly?
- 18.5 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Bondi Beach 10 km · North Narrabeen 12 km · Maroubra 17 km · Cronulla 31 km · Merewether (Newcastle) 104 km · Crescent Head 332 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Manly, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.