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Manly Beach

Northern Beaches Council, New South Wales, Australia

Manly Beach 4 photos

  • Manly Beach

    Manly Beach. Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • A view of Manly Beach looking North from above the Manly Surf Lifesaving Club at the Southern end of the beach. Personally taken photo released into the public domain....

    A view of Manly Beach looking North from above the Manly Surf Lifesaving Club at the Southern end of the beach. Personally taken photo released into the public domain..... No machine-readable author provided. Petesmiles~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain. Source

  • John and Steven on patrol with the Manly Life Saving Club. Many of the members of the swimming group that became "In Latte Veritas" met through the Manly LSC.

    John and Steven on patrol with the Manly Life Saving Club. Many of the members of the swimming group that became "In Latte Veritas" met through the Manly LSC.. In Latte Veritas from Sydney, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Ian Kiernan speaking at a Greenpeace-sponsored event to promote container deposit legislation at Manly in July 2013

    Ian Kiernan speaking at a Greenpeace-sponsored event to promote container deposit legislation at Manly in July 2013. Nick-D, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:14 pm
7 am
3.5
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.9
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.4
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.1
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.3
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.6
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.1
36 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.6
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.3
33 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
5.7
33 km/h20 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Manly Beach right now.

6.1Good

Shelly Beach 0.9 km0.5 mi east

Scores 6.1 right now, 2.0 points above Manly Beach.

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Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C68°F
Water
19°C65°F
Wind
3421 km/hmph NE
Gusts
4629 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
35%
Sunset
7:14 pm
Today
3.5Poor7 am2616
3.2Poor8 am2415
3.0Poor9 am2616
3.4Poor10 am2616
3.9Poor11 am2515
3.4Poor12 pm2918
3.1Poor1 pm3019
3.3Poor2 pm2918
3.6Poor3 pm3320
4.1Fair4 pm3622
4.6FairNow3421
5.3Fair6 pm3320
5.7Good7 pm3320
Sat
5.3Fair7 am32
5.6Good8 am43
6.7Good9 am32
7.7Great10 am32
8.0Great11 am106
7.8Great12 pm1610
7.7Great1 pm1711
7.3Great2 pm1912
7.5Great3 pm2113
7.2Great4 pm2315
7.7Great5 pm2113
7.3Great6 pm2717
7.0Great7 pm2918
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 1 am, -0.5 m. High at 7 am, 0.7 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.4 mHigh 6 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 1 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • High 6 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 73%
  • Mon6.9 GoodBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 46 km/h29 mph, rain 43%
  • Tue6.2 GoodBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 24%
  • Wed7.5 GreatBest 6 am to 4 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 11%
  • Thu8.3 GreatBest 6 am to 5 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 14%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Manly Beach

Manly Beach is a sandy beach located in Sydney's Northern Beaches, Australia. OpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station at the beach, and it is 157 meters from the nearest toilets. The beach is 481 meters long and has 7 paid parking options within 500 meters.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 170 m560 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms160 m520 ft away
  • Showers70 m230 ft away
  • Drinking waterWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m380 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink114 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
400 m0.2 mi
Nearest town
150 m480 ftManly (town)
Nearest airport
8 km5 miRose Bay Seaplane Base (RSE)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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