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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 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
24.2° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than 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 11PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 24). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)--
Afternoon (24 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (24 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSE
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)12111111111715141313121210109121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14101092654433327613131277124812251095955721629478
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
E
20
ENE
0
NE
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NE
15
ENE
10
S
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
20
SW
15
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassononglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:21PM
1.04
1:36AM
1.47
2:39PM
0.95
2:47AM
1.42
4:07PM
0.94
4:05AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:55PM
0.40
8:37AM
0.27
8:01PM
0.48
9:59AM
0.28
9:22PM
0.52
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise------7:01-------7:01-------7:01-
Sunset-7:00-------7:00-------6:59------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------1183212
Temp. °C242322222120192224232221202020232421211919181614
Feels °C (?)22222122222119232422242222212124232222191915149
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