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Manly-South Steyne surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 08 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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
22.7° C
(Which is 1.6°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 7PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Manly-South Steyne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 61 | 106 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 281 | 233 | 151 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:22AM 1.71 | 12:28AM 1.06 | 12:15PM 1.60 | 1:27AM 1.06 | 1:10PM 1.46 | 2:27AM 1.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:21PM 0.02 | 5:45AM 0.40 | 7:15PM 0.09 | 6:46AM 0.47 | 8:06PM 0.17 | 7:54AM 0.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
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