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Surf Break: Manly-North Steyne

Manly-North Steyne in Sydney North is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf. The favoured time of year for waves is autumn. Offshore winds are from the west southwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the northeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Sometimes crowded. Beware of rips and rocks.

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Overall Manly-North Steyne Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Manly-North Steyne:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Fairy Bower	1 mi
Second closest break	Freshwater and Harbord	1 mi
Third closest break	Manly	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Manly-South Steyne	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Queenscliff	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Manly-North Steyne:
Closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4843 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4869 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5004 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5060 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	5371 mi
Tide stations nearest to Manly-North Steyne:
Closest tide station	Camp Cove, Australia	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Sydney, Australia	6 mi
Third closest tide station	Sydney, Australia (2)	6 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Botany Bay, Australia	14 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Pittwater, Australia	14 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Manly-North Steyne:
Closest ski area	Selwyn Snowfields (Australia)	218 mi
Second closest ski area	Perisher (Australia)	243 mi
Third closest ski area	Charlotte Pass (Australia)	248 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Thredbo (Australia)	252 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Falls Creek (Australia)	311 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Manly-North Steyne:
Closest city location	Manly (Australia)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Freshwater (Australia)	1 mi
Third closest city location	Curl Curl (Australia)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	Brookvale (Australia)	2 mi
Fifth closest city location	Clontarf (Australia)	2 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Manly-North Steyne is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD) in Australia, 20 km (12 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Manly-North Steyne is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU), also in Australia, 32 km (20 miles) away.
• Third is Richmond Airport (RCM) in Australia, 53 km (33 miles) away.
• Camden Airport (CDU) in Australia is 63 km (39 miles) away.
• Canberra Airport (CBR), also in Australia is the fifth nearest airport to Manly-North Steyne and is 256 km (159 miles) away.