Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly-South Steyne today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 10AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Manly-South Steyne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 16 | S 14 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 156 | 121 | 118 | 89 | 89 | 80 | 116 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 190 | 170 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:49AM0.92m | 5:45PM1.39m | 6:30AM0.99m | 6:27PM1.45m | 7:07AM1.06m | 7:05PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.37m | 11:07AM0.49m | 00:38AM0.30m | 11:56AM0.43m | 1:12AM0.23m | 12:39PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | | | |  |  |  |  | |  |  | | | | |  | |  | | | |
 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 202 | 156 | 121 | 118 | 89 | 89 | 65 | 66 | 109 | 80 | 60 | 74 | 102 | 154 | 173 | 178 | 162 | 143 | 130 | 109 | 95 | 78 | 80 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | S 17 | S 17 | NE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 16 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 28 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | — | E 13 | S 17 | S 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | NE 8 | — | NW 3 | — | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 39 | 55 | 69 | 62 | 26 | 44 | 80 | 116 | 206 | 136 | 124 | 166 | 216 | — | 255 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 21 | 83 | 190 | 170 | 206 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 168 | 168 | 56 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 78 | 63 | 16 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Manly-South Steyne surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest