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Manly Beach Sydney Australia Surf Travel Guide


Manly Beach Sydney Australia

Manly is a long stretch of beach and headland on the north side of Sydney harbour. Manly is sort of Northern Sydney's version of Bondi with its nightclubs and bars, surf shops and fish'n'chips shop. Waves break all the way from the north end of the beach to the south with the Fairy Bower (Manly Point) on the south end.

Lots of locals, backpackers and tourist surfers crowd this place out all day every day even when the conditions are poor. Manly works best when the swell is from the East with winds from the NW to SW.

  • Climate: Temperate (similar to coastal California)
  • Sunshine: 240 days of sunshine per year
  • Average Air Temps: Summer 80°F (26°C) Winter 64°F (18°C)
  • Average Water Temps: 59-77°F (15 – 25°C)
  • Best Surf: Jan - May
  • Surfboards: full quiver (mostly just shortboard)
  • Wetsuits: boardshorts/springy OCT - APRIL; 3/2mm steamer in winter

While you are in the Northern Beaches of Sydney you should consider surfing Whale Beach, Newport beach or Dee Why. Alternatively, you can fly out from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport and take a flight up to the Gold Coast to surf the legendary Superbank or over to Perth in West Australia to have a crack at some heavier waves like Margaret River.