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Sydney (Manly) Surf Guide

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Swell Consistency

57%

Wave Type	Seabed	Size Range
Swell Window	Best Wind	Tide

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This spot covers all the central Sydney beaches.

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Local Knowledge

Manly Beach is actually four braces, from south to north, Manly (to the first storm water pipe), South Seyne (pronounced stain), to mid way up to the next storm water pipe where it becomes North Steyne, then Queenscliff. The beach faces North so misses most of the South swell, especially the Manly corner, and the surf generally gets bigger as you go up the beach. Most consistant peaks (it is all sand bottom) at South Steyne, then North Steyne (left-hander) then queens cliff right up North close to the headland. Learners and the surf school stick to Manly and South Steyne. North Steyne has a local crew made up of younger and older guys, mostly short boarder with a smattering of great longboarders, it's not really for learners who will miss the nuances of what is going on amongst people who live and surf there all year together with various tourists and backpacker driftwood coming through the lineup. Queenscliff is similar but a younger crew and possibly more high performance. Offshore winds are south to west and west-nor-west. Best low to Mid tides. Wildlife, fairy penguins, humpbacks sometimes, a seal every few years and a few dolphins. Can be great or terrible, but is pretty consistent and one of the few northern beaches that works in a Southerly Buster (south change).

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Swell Consistency and Wind Overview

Wind Swell

Ground Swell

53% 5% 48%	56% 11% 45%	64% 12% 52%	69% 17% 52%	70% 22% 48%	52% 17% 35%	60% 17% 43%	54% 13% 41%	51% 11% 40%	50% 8% 42%	53% 10% 43%	48% 9% 39%

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

This graph shows the percentage of days that had a ridable wind swell (7 seconds period or more) or groundswell (10 seconds period or more) of over 3ft. It also shows the dominant wind direction. Not all of these days will neccessarily give great surf, and very short lived wind swells or longer period secondary swells may produce surf not recorded, but it gives a clear idea of the seasonal trend and a rough guide to the chances of scoring something ridable.

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The Perfect Wave 2.1 Miles away	Freeline Indonesian Surf Adventures 7.4 Miles away

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Nomad Surfers Surfing Holidays 10730.1 Miles away	Surfer Living 7505.8 Miles away

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