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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
24.0° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 3AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

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12
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13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
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 (?)
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.9
E
0.5
S
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.6
ESE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)9988777101010106991085556610105
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12395695012410213496949065614049511424752596222393861
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassononononononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:06AM
1.28
5:29PM
0.88
5:56AM
1.33
6:32PM
0.89
6:43AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:08PM
0.45
12:00PM
0.48
11:01PM
0.47
12:55PM
0.42
11:54PM
0.47
1:41PM
0.35
Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise----5:56-------5:56-------5:58---
Sunset8:08-------8:07-------8:07-------
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-11-------------1---111-
Temp. °C212020202023232322222121222323232121222222232324
Feels °C (?)212021212223212121222121232221202020222222222222
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