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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 27 Mar 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
24.1° C
(Which is 1.3°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 7AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
1
0
2
7
!
8
8
7
7
6
5
3
5
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
3
S
6.5
SSW
7
S
7
S
6.5
S
6
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)121111111111101414141313131312121212111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)963733629555494366189615671193231720815555129651079688226980549250344316276522331931158513441030
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:05AM
1.41
5:25PM
0.99
5:17AM
1.42
6:25PM
1.07
6:18AM
1.45
7:12PM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:14AM
0.25
10:45PM
0.50
12:14PM
0.20
11:56PM
0.43
1:02PM
0.16
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise--7:01-------7:03-------7:03-----
Sunset-----6:57-------6:55-------6:54--
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1---11432----------------
Temp. °C171614151413151516151517192020191716151820202020
Feels °C (?)121288767688910121313141412111517171819
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