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Manly-South Steyne Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Sydney North Coast (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Manly-South Steyne surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 5AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 21s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Manly-South Steyne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | E 7 | S 9 | S 9 | E 7 | S 17 | S 8 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | |
10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 34 | 31 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:21PM1.35m | 6:29AM1.24m | 6:55PM1.43m | 7:11AM1.20m | 7:28PM1.48m | 7:51AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM0.31m | 12:33PM0.23m | 1:15AM0.25m | 1:05PM0.25m | 1:56AM0.21m | 1:36PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 22 | 27 | 29 | 44 | 35 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 85 | 81 | 77 | 77 | 83 | 87 | 31 | 23 | 137 | 110 | 110 | 101 | 99 | 102 | 107 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | S 8 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 17 | — | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | S 6 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 123 | — | — | — | 107 | 107 | — | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 134 | 65 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 73 | 178 | 163 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 18 |
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