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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 3 pm Sunday 17 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
20.0° 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 10PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Manly-South Steyne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 9 | SSW 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | |
567 | 627 | 642 | 794 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 446 | 1601 | 1402 | 1463 | 1891 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:30PM1.78m | 9:19AM1.17m | 9:20PM1.78m | 10:16AM1.11m | 10:13PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01PM0.20m | 3:18AM-0.05m | 2:49PM0.24m | 4:14AM-0.04m | 3:40PM0.30m | 5:11AM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
 kJ | 567 | 627 | 642 | 794 | 726 | 726 | 757 | 690 | 613 | 528 | 542 | 477 | 427 | 380 | 554 | 959 | 1177 | 1224 | 1130 | 988 | 915 | 885 | 893 | 1293 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 919 | 735 | 647 | 562 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1245 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 5 | 69 | 446 | 1601 | 1402 | 1463 | 1891 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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