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 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
17.3°C
0.6° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 11PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)--
Afternoon (30 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
123
127
168
175
164
157
116
113
99
106
106
133
74
146
146
149
146
108
104
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
WNW
10
W
10
NW
5
N
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:30PM1.43m
10:02AM1.38m
10:10PM1.34m
10:43AM1.41m
Low Tide
3:22PM0.24m
3:48AM0.13m
4:07PM0.25m
4:22AM0.17m
4:57PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
15
15
14
13
13
15
17
16
15
16
15
14
14
19
23
26
23
20
Feels °C
15
13
14
15
14
12
11
13
14
13
12
15
13
12
11
16
19
23
18
17
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