Manly
Windsurf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
54Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 7 kn gusting 11, side-shore, Water: chop
Tue 3 · 81 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 7 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 20°C
Wed 4 · 76 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 7 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 20°C
Thu 5 · 12 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 14 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 19°C
Fri 6 · 45 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 10 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 19°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 6 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 22°C
Sun 8 · 15 out of 100
- Wind
- S 13 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 17°C
Mon 9 · 65 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 9 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 18°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 291, good
- Tue 381, good
- Wed 476, good
- Thu 518, poor
- Fri 645, fair
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 823, poor
- Mon 997, good
- Tue 1074, good
- Wed 110, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces NEopen to the NE
- Best wind: SE or NWalong the shore
- Avoid: SWblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 20 °C2 mm shorty
- Best Dec–Jan5 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 91, good | wind from the north-east, 9 knots | 11kn | on | chop | 21°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 81, good | wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots | 11kn | side | chop | 20°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 76, good | wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots | 11kn | side-on | chop | 20°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 18, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots | 21kn | side | chop | 19°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 45, fair | wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots | 13kn | on | chop | 19°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 6 knots | 10kn | offnot safe | chop | 22°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 23, poor | wind from the south, 13 knots | 22kn | side | 0.8 mwaves | 17°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 97, good | wind from the south-east, 9 knots | 18kn | side-on | chop | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 74, good | wind from the north, 8 knots | 14kn | side-on | chop | 21°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 4 knots | 18kn | cross-off | chop | 20°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 16 knots | 24kn | cross-off | 0.8 mwaves | 18°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 03:03 +0.3 mLow 08:31 −0.3 mHigh 15:02 +0.7 mLow 22:03 −0.6 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 04:15 +0.3 mLow 09:54 −0.3 mHigh 16:12 +0.7 mLow 23:02 −0.6 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:17 +0.4 mLow 11:10 −0.4 mHigh 17:16 +0.6 mLow 23:54 −0.6 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Dec–Jan
Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
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the spot, its town, photos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Manly
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NE, so wind from the SW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.0 km out (1 in 196). The sea is about 18°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 24°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at beginner level the best months are usually January and December, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Manly. Within 5 km we also list 23 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot and 5 dive sites.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,650–US$3,180 each
about US$1,650–US$3,180 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to SYD, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$925–US$1,920 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$47–US$74 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$355–US$596 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$596 |
| Total | about US$1,650–US$3,180 |
Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Manly
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about 5 min by car · 50 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Manly its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 27h 35m
About 27h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → SYD, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 40 min by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.