Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.7° 

Manly-South Steyne surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Manly-South Steyne today (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 7AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (15 Sep)8ft (2.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
6
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
14
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
51
32
30
29
15
14
13
4
866
1228
1291
1468
1702
2186
1985
2162
2500
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
SE
25
SSE
40
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:17PM1.22m
10:36AM1.42m
10:59PM1.09m
11:16AM1.37m
Low Tide
4:18PM0.23m
4:13AM0.28m
5:04PM0.29m
4:46AM0.37m
5:55PM0.37m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
22
20
18
17
21
19
17
14
13
13
12
11
11
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
21
18
17
16
15
19
16
14
6
6
7
5
3
3
4
4
5
6
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