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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 Tuesday 26 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
20.6° 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 8PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
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 50mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
1369 | 1347 | 1806 | 1952 | 1665 | 1547 | 1462 | 1439 | 1311 | 1170 | 1151 | 1002 | 900 | 870 | 765 | 632 | 757 | 743 | 727 | 714 | 973 | 900 | 637 | 696 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:07PM1.32m | 5:12AM1.10m | 5:46PM1.39m | 6:02AM1.06m | 6:22PM1.45m | 6:48AM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.28m | 11:26PM0.41m | 11:12AM0.31m | 00:16AM0.34m | 11:48AM0.33m | 1:00AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 1369 | 1347 | 1806 | 1952 | 1665 | 1547 | 1462 | 1439 | 1311 | 1170 | 1151 | 1002 | 900 | 870 | 765 | 632 | 757 | 743 | 727 | 714 | 700 | 724 | 637 | 696 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 4 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | SSW 4 | S 16 | S 4 | S 4 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | E 12 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 53 | 1979 | 2808 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 115 | 109 | 5 | — | 4 | — | 973 | 900 | — | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 63 |
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