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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 04 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
21.9° 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 6AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (04 May)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Evening (04 May)0.5ft (0.1m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
1.7
E
11
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
2
2
2
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
707
5
6
25
24
23
514
505
486
408
408
400
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
SW
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:49AM1.03m
9:44PM1.47m
10:30AM0.98m
10:23PM1.42m
11:16AM0.94m
Low Tide
3:53AM0.21m
3:13PM0.41m
4:35AM0.24m
3:49PM0.46m
5:20AM0.29m
4:29PM0.51m
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:30
6:31
6:31
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5:12
5:10
5:09
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
18
18
20
19
18
18
17
16
18
21
21
20
19
16
15
14
17
19
20
19
18
17
17
16
17
17
18
17
17
17
15
13
14
18
18
17
17
13
12
11
15
17
18
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
Energy kJ
828
788
712
712
727
748
763
680
680
707
763
807
707
629
629
629
617
535
514
505
486
408
408
400
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSW
5
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.5
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
25
24
23
46
123
76
50
33
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
6
5
5
21
4
16
15
3
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
0.6
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
NE
2
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
1338
1288
8
2
3
12
8
2
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
29
6
0
1
1
6
18
10
1
0
0
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
163
28
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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