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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 24 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
20.6° 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 9AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (24 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (24 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2360
2426
2548
2262
2225
2035
2001
1857
1680
1652
1595
1595
1496
1398
1396
1277
1277
1184
1204
1245
1389
1519
1569
1436
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
5
SE
0
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
S
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNE
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:15AM1.33m
3:32PM1.16m
3:18AM1.23m
4:23PM1.24m
4:18AM1.16m
5:07PM1.32m
Low Tide
9:03AM0.21m
9:18PM0.51m
9:51AM0.25m
10:27PM0.46m
10:33AM0.28m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:55
4:55
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
6
Temp °C
19
19
19
20
19
17
18
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
18
17
18
19
18
19
18
17
16
17
17
18
17
16
19
19
19
18
17
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
20
19
16
18
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
Energy kJ
2360
2426
2548
2262
2225
2035
2001
1857
1680
1652
1595
1595
1496
1398
1396
1277
1277
1184
1204
1245
1389
1519
1569
1436
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
Energy kJ
21
5
4
4
9
6
6
20
47
42
36
32
29
26
25
23
22
21
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
7
6
8
8
7
2
8
7
6
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
118
4
4
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
1
1
0
0
0
4
105
10
1
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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