Manly Beach
Sydney, NSW · Australia
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The ferry-access beach where Australians first took to boards in numbers — three wide bays of friendly peaks between the heads, surf schools at the south end and Queenscliff bombs up the beach.
Today's surf at Manly Beach
Updated 20:14 spot time
Manly Beach surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 1.0 m–1.5 m head high to overhead, 0.8 m SE swell at 4.85 s. Wind up to 24 km/h SSE. Water 19°C. Best surf window around 00:00 — fun (3/5) with 22 km/h S wind.
Snapshot from the Sunday 27 Sept build — the live hourly forecast below updates every hour.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Best swell
S–SE & NE
Best wind
W–SW
Ideal size
2–4 ft
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
Crowd
Very crowded
Safety: A forgiving classroom — stay between the flags, close to shore, and never surf alone. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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