Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
18.7°C
0.3° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 9PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)--
Afternoon (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
1 PM
4 PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
1.3
NE
6
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
106
108
65
65
65
63
40
38
37
35
18
17
17
7
7
7
6
19
18
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
5
NW
5
SW
5
ESE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
10:14AM1.55m
10:49PM1.14m
11:03AM1.52m
11:49PM1.04m
12:01PM1.48m
Low Tide
4:50PM0.16m
4:32AM0.31m
5:50PM0.21m
5:23AM0.39m
7:01PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
22
19
19
20
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19
19
26
27
23
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22
20
21
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19
17
Feels °C
17
14
14
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17
16
16
22
22
18
17
19
19
20
19
20
18
18
19
17
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