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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 29 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 3PM is: 0.1m 21s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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)
0.4
E
7
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
6
5
8
8
8
7
23
18
34
31
11
18
16
15
13
12
11
11
10
10
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:29AM1.24m
6:55PM1.43m
7:11AM1.20m
7:28PM1.48m
7:51AM1.16m
8:00PM1.52m
Low Tide
12:33PM0.23m
1:15AM0.25m
1:05PM0.25m
1:56AM0.21m
1:36PM0.29m
2:35AM0.19m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
6:26
6:28
6:28
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5:16
5:15
5:14
5:13
Temp °C
17
19
20
20
21
21
20
20
19
21
22
21
20
20
19
17
17
19
19
20
20
21
19
17
16
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
21
20
19
18
19
19
17
17
20
19
18
18
19
19
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.2
S
12
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
7
0.3
S
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
Energy kJ
35
68
70
70
85
81
77
77
83
87
87
11
116
113
113
89
79
77
102
114
10
163
142
133
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
7
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
7
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
Energy kJ
14
5
5
5
5
5
5
23
18
34
31
4
18
16
15
13
12
11
11
10
5
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
6
6
8
8
8
7
5
1
1
4
3
1
4
1
4
4
5
5
5
7
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
1
4
140
116
176
155
236
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
63
134
55
47
29
0
0
11
95
163
18
1
1
0
0
0
18
47
49
29
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
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