Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
16.9° C
1.1° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 4AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.9
N
4
2
ENE
9
1.1
NNW
4
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
47
63
61
6
2
16
24
22
44
4
4
27
0
49
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
30
NNE
40
NNE
30
N
35
NW
35
NNW
35
NW
45
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:06PM1.49m
4:58AM0.98m
5:10PM1.58m
6:05AM1.04m
6:08PM1.67m
Low Tide
11:05PM0.25m
10:26AM0.37m
00:08AM0.14m
11:31AM0.33m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
 mm
2
2
2
Temp °C
15
15
12
12
11
14
17
19
13
14
16
16
16
10
16
15
15
16
Feels °C
12
12
10
10
9
11
13
15
10
8
9
11
10
2
7
5
8
10
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