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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 26 Apr 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
21.5° 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 1PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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)
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.4
E
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
36
18
18
10
12
20
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
10
5
5
5
8
7
17
11
10
15
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:00PM1.16m
4:52AM1.31m
5:43PM1.26m
5:43AM1.28m
6:21PM1.35m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.21m
10:46PM0.45m
11:22AM0.21m
11:43PM0.38m
12:00PM0.22m
00:32AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
6:24
6:26
6:26
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5:20
5:19
5:17
5:16
Temp °C
16
18
20
19
19
19
17
16
16
18
20
20
20
20
18
17
17
19
20
20
20
19
17
17
15
17
17
16
16
18
16
15
14
18
18
18
18
19
17
16
15
18
18
17
19
18
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
Energy kJ
49
36
36
18
14
15
16
30
22
25
25
7
27
27
25
20
35
35
29
35
22
32
27
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
Energy kJ
35
21
18
5
10
9
15
9
9
4
4
4
2
2
5
18
5
5
5
4
17
11
10
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
12
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
NE
3
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
14
8
5
5
5
2
8
2
1
3
3
1
2
3
7
5
2
2
8
7
7
6
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
2
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
1
40
8
12
20
34
4
5
10
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
3
49
178
178
3
1
1
23
1
388
348
47
38
3
0
1
1
47
348
56
3
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
4
6
7
4
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
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