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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 24 Apr 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
21.1° 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 8AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (24 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.9
ENE
4
0.3
ESE
7
0.7
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
347
285
373
356
343
337
300
288
276
243
202
116
113
89
148
142
124
100
43
17
18
24
10
21
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:32AM1.44m
3:00PM1.00m
2:45AM1.38m
4:06PM1.07m
3:53AM1.34m
5:00PM1.16m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.21m
8:17PM0.53m
9:45AM0.21m
9:37PM0.51m
10:38AM0.21m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
6:24
6:24
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5:22
5:21
5:20
Temp °C
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
18
17
17
19
21
20
20
19
18
17
17
19
20
19
19
19
17
18
18
18
18
18
20
21
18
16
16
19
19
17
17
18
18
16
16
17
17
15
15
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ENE
6
Energy kJ
347
281
373
356
343
337
300
288
276
243
202
116
113
89
148
142
124
100
32
48
18
17
10
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
7
Energy kJ
333
285
220
216
157
120
103
81
68
48
45
60
55
24
23
15
18
14
43
17
5
5
5
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
45
32
2
2
15
15
14
9
8
5
5
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
5
Energy kJ
72
68
38
58
40
24
47
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
12
12
12
12
163
28
28
1
0
0
0
0
29
314
28
1
1
0
1
1
178
314
119
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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