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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 07 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
22.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


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

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 12AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
1.4
NE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
1.9
ENE
2.2
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
1.5
ENE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
Period(s) (?)45666655141414141616168889981499
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3436101727272511064444555000000422
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:47AM
1.15
12:36PM
1.43
1:36AM
1.17
1:22PM
1.27
2:27AM
1.19
2:12PM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:36PM
0.09
6:21AM
0.41
7:17PM
0.17
7:19AM
0.48
7:56PM
0.26
8:24AM
0.53
Wed
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise----5:52-------5:52-------5:54---
Sunset8:08-------8:08-------8:08-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232222212228272623222120212526262424232429363736
Feels °C (?)212122212126242319202019202323222024232226323535
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