
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly-South Steyne today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 6PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Manly-South Steyne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | E 6 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
412 | 270 | 607 | 480 | 262 | 184 | 265 | 182 | 180 | 106 | 83 | 110 | 114 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 103 | 119 | 49 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:18AM0.97m | 5:08PM1.33m | 5:57AM1.07m | 5:51PM1.39m | 6:32AM1.17m | 6:30PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42AM0.51m | 11:53PM0.29m | 11:32AM0.44m | 00:27AM0.22m | 12:17PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 18 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 6 | E 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
66 | 188 | 607 | 64 | 262 | 173 | 117 | 146 | 106 | 87 | 83 | 110 | 114 | 82 | 79 | 166 | 129 | 73 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | E 11 | SSE 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 16 | S 19 | S 20 | S 20 | E 13 | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 18 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
8 | 7 | 28 | 2 | 119 | 184 | 265 | 116 | 117 | 47 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 75 | 73 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | — | E 11 | E 15 | E 11 | — | E 11 | S 19 | S 19 | S 20 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | E 12 | S 16 |
8 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 182 | 180 | 31 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
412 | 270 | — | 480 | 64 | 119 | 135 | 162 | 145 | 106 | 195 | 290 | 248 | 237 | 204 | 253 | 181 | 103 | 103 | 119 | 145 | 193 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 42 | 61 | 12 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 117 | 65 | 117 | 113 | 28 | 29 | 49 | 401 | 401 | 367 | 29 |
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