Difficulty 6
Break frequency 6
216 days a year
Wave Direction
Swell Direction
2.0m - 2.5m Swell
Wind Direction
Tide
recommended board
- Shaper: Mc Tavish
- Design: Fireball
- Sizes: 9'1" to 9'6"
- Surfer Weight: >80kg to any weight
Originally designed for Gareth Donovan when he won the 1995 Australian Longboard Title at famous Bell's Beach, the FIREBALL has gone from strength to strength, becoming the benchmark Longboard across the wor... Read more
general information
Manly is really the collective beach name these days for a number of quality sub breaks along the several kilometre stretch. Fairy Bower to the south offers several quality point / reef break option. South and North Steyne refer to the selection of beach break peaks on offer along the main stretch whilst Queenscliff to the north offers a high quality break with typically superior offshore banks due to the occasion flow from Manly Lagoon.
Wave length
50-100m
Best months
March - September
Equipment
Body Board, Short board, Long board, gun, Tow In, Air Mattress
Wave type
Standard
Access
Standard Paddle, Disabled Access
5 Day Forecast
| Swell Period | 7.68 | 7.60 | 7.61 | 7.72 | 10.02 | 10.19 | 9.74 | 9.41 | 8.95 | 9.13 |
| Swell Direction | SE | SE | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | S | SSE |
| Wind Direction | S | SSW | SSW | WSW | SE | SW | S | SSW | NE | NW |
| Wind (kts) | 15 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Air - Sea - Swell - Wind
- Spring suit
- 3/2 steamer
- 3/2 steamer
- Spring suit
NE
NE
1M / F4
E
S
2M / F4
SE
W
2M / F6
E
N
1M / F6
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