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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 25 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 slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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)
1
1
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)
1.1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
E
3
0.1
E
11
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
E
7
0.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
199
116
94
87
120
138
120
36
34
18
18
18
10
13
25
9
8
4
4
2
2
4
0
4
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
NW
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:06PM1.07m
3:53AM1.34m
5:00PM1.16m
4:52AM1.31m
5:43PM1.26m
Low Tide
9:45AM0.21m
9:37PM0.51m
10:38AM0.21m
10:46PM0.45m
11:22AM0.21m
11:43PM0.38m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:24
6:24
6:24
6:26
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5:21
5:20
5:19
5:17
Temp °C
17
19
21
20
20
19
17
17
16
19
20
20
19
19
17
17
16
18
20
20
20
19
18
16
16
19
20
18
18
17
16
17
15
17
16
16
15
17
16
16
15
17
18
18
18
18
17
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
6
Energy kJ
199
116
94
87
120
138
120
62
49
38
18
18
14
15
15
21
31
21
24
27
28
16
24
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
45
72
57
31
23
15
18
36
34
18
5
5
10
9
15
9
8
4
4
2
2
3
5
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
11
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
46
45
32
24
2
2
15
14
9
8
5
5
5
2
8
2
2
3
3
1
2
4
7
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
NE
3
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
0.2
NNW
2
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.3
E
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
4
Energy kJ
54
7
56
72
1
36
51
10
13
25
1
2
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
10
314
28
13
1
1
1
3
134
314
134
3
1
1
1
3
388
419
47
38
3
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
6
7
4
9
4
8
6
5
6
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
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