Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly-South Steyne today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 7AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Manly-South Steyne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 106 | 104 | 172 | 92 | 89 | 88 | 184 | 141 | 116 | 117 | 83 | 85 | 74 | 70 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 61 | 70 | 70 | 61 | 95 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:04PM1.51m | 10:41AM1.34m | 10:46PM1.36m | 11:23AM1.34m | 11:30PM1.20m | 12:07PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM0.10m | 4:41PM0.28m | 5:03AM0.19m | 5:33PM0.35m | 5:38AM0.29m | 6:29PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 61 | 85 | 46 | 36 | 92 | 89 | 88 | 184 | 141 | 78 | 70 | 70 | 85 | 70 | 70 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 61 | 70 | 70 | 59 | 62 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 23 | 36 | 64 | 61 | 62 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 116 | 117 | 83 | 78 | 74 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 34 | 35 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 95 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 106 | 104 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 44 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 41 | 61 | 54 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 124 | 20 | 49 | 172 | 66 | 85 | 67 | 69 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 12 | 113 | 167 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 63 | 63 | 12 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 23 |
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