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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 12 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
23.6° 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 11AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s

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

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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1
S
1.2
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.1
E
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)777999998777781010109997566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28623110623516215512395691311231088013894906561404413172110145
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassononononononononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:13AM
1.24
4:18PM
0.91
5:06AM
1.28
5:29PM
0.88
5:56AM
1.33
6:32PM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:52AM
0.54
10:08PM
0.45
12:00PM
0.48
11:01PM
0.47
12:55PM
0.42
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise--5:56-------5:56-------5:56-----
Sunset------8:08-------8:07-------8:07-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1---------------121-
Temp. °C201919202021202021202022232322222222232323212122
Feels °C (?)171617181922192022212222212221222223232321192122
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