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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 17 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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 2PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
3
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.1
E
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
2
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)888812891010111111111111121211111113131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4432311937451032158699310109351606210822822681287628761888163319832460249924692231
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
20
S
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:47AM
1.39
8:09PM
1.63
8:35AM
1.34
8:51PM
1.68
9:26AM
1.26
9:36PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:49PM
0.09
2:34AM
0.05
2:29PM
0.13
3:25AM
0.01
3:10PM
0.19
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise6:18-------6:18-------6:18-------
Sunset---5:30-------5:29-------5:28----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----121-----------------
Temp. °C172226251817171514161717171715141316171717181515
Feels °C (?)141924241212141111131412131311101013131313151212
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