Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly-South Steyne today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 10AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Manly-South Steyne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 210 | 201 | 201 | 188 | 184 | 184 | 139 | 219 | 276 | 263 | 246 | 161 | 155 | 106 | 108 | 64 | 89 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 38 | 105 | 35 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:31AM1.55m | 9:57PM1.25m | 10:14AM1.55m | 10:49PM1.14m | 11:03AM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM0.16m | 3:57PM0.13m | 3:49AM0.23m | 4:50PM0.16m | 4:32AM0.31m | 5:50PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 23 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | S 10 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 210 | 201 | 201 | 188 | 184 | 184 | 139 | 108 | 149 | 114 | 246 | 80 | 80 | 57 | 66 | 145 | 123 | 99 | 86 | 71 | 62 | 37 | 35 | 210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | NE 5 | SSE 16 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 52 | 73 | 124 | 219 | 31 | 263 | 110 | 161 | 155 | 106 | 65 | 64 | 89 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 38 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 12 | NE 9 | SSE 16 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | SSE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 45 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 20 | 276 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 8 | — | 8 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 19 | 25 | 69 | 53 | — | 40 | 29 | 73 | 108 | 290 | — | — | — | — | 135 | 105 | 200 | 453 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 524 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 224 | 55 | 10 |
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