Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly-South Steyne today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 1AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Manly-South Steyne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 18 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 208 | 157 | 124 | 106 | 159 | 144 | 85 | 101 | 149 | 184 | 141 | 116 | 117 | 83 | 78 | 85 | 85 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:04PM1.51m | 10:41AM1.34m | 10:46PM1.36m | 11:23AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM0.10m | 4:41PM0.28m | 5:03AM0.19m | 5:33PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 9 | SSE 18 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 64 | 61 | 61 | 23 | 104 | 30 | 77 | 67 | 149 | 184 | 141 | 116 | 85 | 70 | 70 | 74 | 53 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 9 | 9 | 106 | 9 | 44 | 68 | 62 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 117 | 83 | 78 | 30 | 30 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SE 7 | ENE 10 | S 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | — | ENE 9 | S 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 61 | 61 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 35 | — | 9 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 208 | 157 | 124 | 88 | 159 | 144 | 85 | 101 | 75 | 62 | 64 | 93 | — | — | — | 85 | 85 | 85 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 113 | 78 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 63 | 32 | 28 | 63 |
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