Manly-South Steyne surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 02 May 2026 AEST
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Manly-South Steyne surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
21.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Manly-South Steyne today?

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 2PM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (02 May)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (02 May)--

Table - waves today at Manly-South Steyne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
1.9
ENE
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
6
6
4
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
3
3
0
0
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
6
5
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
High Tide
8:30AM1.12m
8:33PM1.52m
9:09AM1.08m
9:07PM1.51m
9:49AM1.03m
9:44PM1.47m
Low Tide
2:07PM0.32m
3:14AM0.19m
2:40PM0.37m
3:53AM0.21m
3:13PM0.41m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
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6:28
6:30
6:30
6:31
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5:13
5:13
5:12
5:10
1
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
19
21
22
21
21
21
21
20
19
21
22
21
21
21
19
18
17
20
22
18
18
18
18
17
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
18
17
17
17
19
21
16
17
17
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
Energy kJ
223
346
466
533
556
644
657
657
640
586
671
3
3
828
788
788
712
657
653
680
800
862
969
987
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
4
5
5
1
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
7
6
6
4
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
NE
10
Energy kJ
402
629
687
741
906
961
924
591
664
1183
1288
1288
1175
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
1
1
3
3
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
1
47
503
503
401
119
29
1
1
55
503
401
190
179
29
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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