Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manly-South Steyne today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 5AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Manly-South Steyne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 19 | S 20 | E 6 | S 19 | E 6 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 443 | 184 | 276 | 188 | 180 | 128 | 83 | 110 | 116 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 73 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:08PM1.33m | 5:57AM1.07m | 5:51PM1.39m | 6:32AM1.17m | 6:30PM1.43m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.29m | 11:32AM0.44m | 00:27AM0.22m | 12:17PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | S 9 | S 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 119 | 175 | 140 | 146 | 128 | 128 | 83 | 110 | 116 | 82 | 79 | 186 | 141 | 73 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 19 | S 19 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 19 | S 20 | S 20 | E 13 | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 184 | 265 | 116 | 118 | 110 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 76 | 73 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | E 11 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 15 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | E 12 |
| kJ | 109 | 2 | 276 | 182 | 180 | 47 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 443 | 98 | 154 | 188 | 176 | 207 | 195 | 282 | 290 | 270 | 229 | 314 | 214 | 107 | 123 | 159 | 207 | 227 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 117 | 56 | 100 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 119 | 401 | 401 | 367 | 49 |
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