Surf Forecasts:
Manly-North Steyne surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 2 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period, SE swell with 77 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Manly-North Steyne this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Manly-North Steyne in the next 16 days are 0.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 10s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 30) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Manly-North Steyne over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let me tell you straight up: the next 16 days look pretty bleak around here. I’ve scoured the charts for Manly-North Steyne and there’s just nothing on offer that’s worth paddling out for. The whole run is filled with tiny, weak swell and poor quality waves. We’re looking at a long dry spell.
There isn’t a single solid recommendation in the whole window. From 27 July right through to 11 August, it’s pretty much all “poor surf conditions.” The combined swell energy barely gets out of the double digits most days – in the teens and twenties for the most part – and the biggest energy reading pops up on 10 August, reaching 180 (moderate energy for that combined swell), but with a messy cross-shore wind and a short, weak period of 8-9 seconds, that 4ft swell is just crumbly and uneven.
The water temp is about average for the time of year.
There’s a brief tease on the morning of 11 August: a clean offshore wind from the west at 19 mph, but the swell is only 1ft, period of 11 seconds, and energy only 63. It’s clean, but you’d be hard-pressed to get a ride.
So, yeah, it’s a blank run. For this spot, that kind of quiet stretch does happen – you just wait for the next system to line up. The early part of August has a little more size (up to 4ft on the 10th) but the wind and short period ruin it. Not worth getting worked up about.
Keep an eye out, but for now, don’t bother loading the board.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SE 17 | SE 14 | NNE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 7 | SE 14 | N 3 | SE 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 12 | S 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 3 |
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 kJ | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:55AM0.95m | 6:53PM1.48m | 7:35AM0.99m | 7:32PM1.53m | 8:12AM1.04m | 8:09PM1.56m | 8:48AM1.08m | 8:44PM1.56m | 9:24AM1.13m | 9:18PM1.54m | 10:00AM1.17m | 9:54PM1.49m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:07AM0.30m | 12:15PM0.43m | 1:45AM0.24m | 12:58PM0.39m | 2:20AM0.19m | 1:38PM0.36m | 2:54AM0.16m | 2:18PM0.34m | 3:26AM0.14m | 2:57PM0.33m | 3:57AM0.13m | 3:38PM0.34m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | N 3 | S 16 | S 12 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 356 | 230 | 146 | 65 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 72 | 573 | 949 | 917 | 650 | 618 | 388 | 311 | 289 | 225 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | S 8 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | E 13 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 5 | — | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SE 17 | SE 14 | SE 16 | ENE 4 | — | SE 14 | S 17 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 16 | ENE 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 1 | — | 8 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 4 | WNW 2 | — | WSW 4 | WNW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 13 | 42 | 893 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 72 | 145 | 270 | 201 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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