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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 04 May 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
21.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Manly-South Steyne today?

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 9PM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Evening (04 May)0.5ft (0.1m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSW
4
0.1
S
16
0.4
SW
5
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
6
6
6
6
5
5
2
5
6
6
25
24
524
514
505
424
408
400
400
346
346
339
284
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:44PM1.47m
10:30AM0.98m
10:23PM1.42m
11:16AM0.94m
11:06PM1.37m
Low Tide
3:13PM0.41m
4:35AM0.24m
3:49PM0.46m
5:20AM0.29m
4:29PM0.51m
6:09AM0.33m
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
6:31
6:33
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5:12
5:10
5:09
5:08
1
1
2
Temp °C
18
20
20
19
18
18
16
18
22
21
20
19
16
16
15
18
19
19
19
17
16
14
13
17
17
18
17
18
18
15
13
13
19
18
17
17
14
14
12
16
18
17
16
15
14
11
9
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
640
727
742
757
754
769
749
792
724
629
629
617
617
524
514
505
424
408
400
400
346
346
339
284
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSW
4
0.1
S
16
0.4
SW
5
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.5
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
2
2
6
6
6
5
5
2
5
6
6
25
24
53
46
73
58
51
34
21
12
11
6
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
6
5
5
51
21
17
16
14
3
13
3
3
3
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.3
S
5
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
SW
6
Energy kJ
3
3
2
8
4
2
2
3
1
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
1
4
29
3
1
0
0
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
63
28
1
0
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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