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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 20 Mar 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
23.3° 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 4AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
ESE
0.5
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)5666776666651110101099958666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232021264444352625222529384069666040382933434445
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
5
E
0
NW
5
W
5
W
0
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
0
NW
5
E
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononglassglassglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:19PM
1.53
10:37AM
1.39
11:00PM
1.56
11:25AM
1.28
11:44PM
1.55
12:18PM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:33AM
0.11
4:40PM
0.13
5:23AM
0.12
5:19PM
0.20
6:19AM
0.16
Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise----6:56-------6:58-------6:58---
Sunset-------7:05-------7:04-------7:02
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------111------1--
Temp. °C232221202022222322222222222223232222222121222323
Feels °C (?)242323222224222321212221212223232322232324242323
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