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Wing foil at Manly (Sydney): when to go, record speeds and leaderboard

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Wing foil sessions at Manly are mostly between August and October, usually starting between 12:00 and 15:00. Wing foil is 18% of all sessions at Manly.

Sessions, 12 months
118
Riders, 12 months
11
Sessions, 30 days
11
Record, 12 months
32.9 kn
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Leaderboard

Best session of each rider in the last 12 months, from the Waterspeed leaderboard. Updated every day.

Wing foil: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Laken32.9 kn 61.0 km/h
2evilc26.8 kn 49.6 km/h
3Fynn Goat26.3 kn 48.7 km/h
4Mikey10026.3 kn 48.7 km/h
5Robert Darbyshire26.2 kn 48.5 km/h
6Samiman S25.0 kn 46.3 km/h
7Toby Mckavanagh21.1 kn 39.1 km/h
8Michael Melles20.8 kn 38.6 km/h
9KEVIN WHITMORE20.2 kn 37.4 km/h
10Greg18.0 kn 33.3 km/h

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When to go

Sessions by month

  • Jan4
  • Feb11
  • Mar11
  • Apr12
  • May15
  • Jun7
  • Jul8
  • Aug20
  • Sep16
  • Oct12
  • Nov2
  • Dec0

Sessions by time of day

Most sessions start between 12:00 and 15:00. Local start time.

  • 9:001
  • 10:0010
  • 11:008
  • 12:0018
  • 13:0032
  • 14:0028
  • 15:0013
  • 16:008

Wind direction

Direction from weather model

  • SE59
  • N23
  • E16
  • S12
  • NE6
  • SW1
  • W1
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Questions

When is the best time for Wing foil at Manly?

Wing foil sessions at Manly are mostly between August and October. The busiest month is August, with 20 sessions in the last 12 months.

Is Wing foil at Manly better in the morning or in the afternoon?

Most sessions start between 12:00 and 15:00, local time. 16% start before noon and 84% from noon on.

How popular is Wing foil at Manly?

118 wing foil sessions by 11 riders in the last 12 months. That is 18% of all sessions at Manly.

What is the Wing foil speed record at Manly?

32.9 knots (61.0 km/h), Wing foil, on May 24, 2026. It is the fastest session at Manly on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.

Who is at the top of the Wing foil leaderboard at Manly?

Laken, with 32.9 knots on May 24, 2026. The top 10 is on this page; the full leaderboard is on leaderboard.waterspeedapp.com.

Data: Waterspeed leaderboard sessions. Town positions: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.