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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 12 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
23.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


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

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 3AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (13 Feb)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (13 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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

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Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
E
0.7
S
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)8891098877799878777556766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)97995599410216273672441341068413599886463584765334367556361
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:09PM
0.86
6:14AM
1.33
7:03PM
0.92
7:02AM
1.41
7:46PM
0.98
7:44AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:24PM
0.52
1:15PM
0.37
12:21AM
0.47
1:55PM
0.29
1:10AM
0.41
2:31PM
0.21
Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise----6:26-------6:28-------6:28---
Sunset-------7:50-------7:49-------7:47
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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