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Manly-South Steyne Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Sydney North Coast (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Manly-South Steyne surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 16 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.9° 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 12PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Manly-South Steyne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | |
215 | 259 | 266 | 280 | 264 | 364 | 555 | 612 | 645 | 660 | 627 | 580 | 580 | 593 | 593 | 593 | 580 | 529 | 517 | 452 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:29AM1.25m | 7:43PM1.73m | 8:24AM1.21m | 8:30PM1.78m | 9:19AM1.17m | 9:20PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15PM0.16m | 2:24AM-0.01m | 2:01PM0.20m | 3:18AM-0.05m | 2:49PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 |
 | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | 5:00 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
 kJ | 215 | 259 | 266 | 280 | 264 | 364 | 555 | 612 | 645 | 660 | 627 | 580 | 580 | 593 | 593 | 593 | 580 | 529 | 517 | 452 | 453 | 417 | 404 | 366 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 9 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 8 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 617 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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