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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 19 Sep 2025 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
19.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


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

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 1PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
1.3
NE
0.5
S
1
NNE
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)1099968411101010101099101198811111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)87605738116332637524948303028202214277157845540363130
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
NNW
15
NE
15
NE
20
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
W
0
NNE
5
NE
10
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:36AM
1.15
6:34PM
1.49
7:13AM
1.23
7:14PM
1.48
7:46AM
1.30
7:52PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:15PM
0.34
1:08AM
0.15
1:00PM
0.29
1:40AM
0.14
1:42PM
0.25
2:09AM
0.16
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
Sunrise5:48-------5:48-------5:47-------
Sunset---5:47-------5:49-------5:49----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----11-----------------
Temp. °C131821212119171617202121161412111015182018161412
Feels °C (?)91517181714121213141415987771216181511108
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  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Manly-South Steyne (calm at Cromer wx 9 km from Manly-South Steyne). A 0.7m swell from the S

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