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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 24 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
20.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 9PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)--
Afternoon (24 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (24 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
3
2
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2225
2035
2001
1857
1817
1652
1595
1470
1496
1396
1396
1277
1299
1321
1225
1954
2129
1629
2104
2174
1987
1985
1896
1927
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
N
5
N
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
0
SE
0
SSW
10
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:32PM1.16m
3:18AM1.23m
4:23PM1.24m
4:18AM1.16m
5:07PM1.32m
5:12AM1.10m
Low Tide
9:18PM0.51m
9:51AM0.25m
10:27PM0.46m
10:33AM0.28m
11:26PM0.41m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:55
4:55
4:55
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
6
8
Temp °C
19
18
19
18
18
16
17
17
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
17
17
16
15
16
19
18
19
18
19
16
18
18
20
19
19
19
20
21
20
18
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
Energy kJ
2225
2035
2001
1857
1817
1652
1595
1470
1496
1396
1396
1277
1299
1321
1225
1344
1494
1629
2104
2174
1987
1985
1896
1927
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
9
6
6
20
47
42
36
32
30
26
25
23
22
21
9
9
9
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
6
8
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
3
ENE
12
1.7
NNE
6
3.5
ENE
12
1.6
NNE
7
Energy kJ
1954
2129
2476
232
3210
209
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
Distance (km)
0
4
10
1
1
0
0
0
0
10
10
1
0
0
0
28
73
119
29
1
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
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