Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
17.3°C
0.5° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 6AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (26 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
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
2
3
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
14
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
S
7
1.9
S
8
2.1
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.6
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
20
6
19
16
196
233
225
251
501
686
575
435
348
372
311
210
658
679
572
487
380
365
305
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:07AM1.06m
7:05PM1.51m
7:42AM1.14m
7:41PM1.53m
8:16AM1.21m
8:16PM1.53m
Low Tide
1:12AM0.23m
12:39PM0.37m
1:44AM0.17m
1:19PM0.32m
2:15AM0.13m
1:59PM0.28m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:18
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5:31
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
13
12
11
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
15
15
15
13
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
11
10
9
13
12
12
12
14
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