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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 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
23.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Manly-South Steyne today?

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 2AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.9
ENE
1
E
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.3
SSE
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.6
ENE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
2.5
S
3.5
S
Period(s) (?)81010999109556696561010988889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)173906566404951444255698115478317318981726256941822
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
30
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
40
NNE
20
NNE
5
N
5
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:29PM
0.88
5:56AM
1.33
6:32PM
0.89
6:43AM
1.39
7:25PM
0.92
7:27AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:01PM
0.47
12:55PM
0.42
11:54PM
0.47
1:41PM
0.35
12:44AM
0.44
2:22PM
0.28
Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise----5:56-------5:58-------5:58---
Sunset8:07-------8:07-------8:07-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------11-1-11131--1---
Temp. °C222221212223232321202120222323232221212020222423
Feels °C (?)212222222221212119172121212221211821242218192120
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