Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
20.2°C
1.5° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 11PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)--
Afternoon (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
275
240
240
235
281
257
252
205
196
184
161
165
133
119
93
70
84
40
50
66
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
0
W
5
WSW
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
5
W
5
W
10
ESE
15
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
High Tide
1:12PM1.27m
2:27AM0.87m
2:15PM1.22m
3:43AM0.89m
3:22PM1.21m
Low Tide
8:24PM0.42m
7:30AM0.61m
9:30PM0.42m
8:47AM0.63m
10:29PM0.39m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:08
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Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
16
15
17
18
18
18
18
17
15
15
18
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
14
14
17
16
15
16
17
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