Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.4° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 10PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)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 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
435
332
304
263
220
741
667
572
478
425
437
319
299
266
296
365
437
246
198
194
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SE
5
E
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
0
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:41PM1.53m
8:16AM1.21m
8:16PM1.53m
8:50AM1.28m
8:52PM1.50m
Low Tide
1:19PM0.32m
2:15AM0.13m
1:59PM0.28m
2:45AM0.10m
2:40PM0.25m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
13
12
11
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
12
13
12
13
11
10
9
13
12
11
12
14
13
13
12
13
14
13
12
14
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