Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 18 Jul 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 (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 11PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
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)
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
8
1.3
E
8
0.3
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
73
100
135
219
62
103
153
142
127
90
125
116
105
138
138
136
97
87
84
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:23AM1.23m
11:18PM1.47m
12:11PM1.24m
00:05AM1.31m
1:01PM1.26m
Low Tide
5:04PM0.33m
5:53AM0.13m
6:02PM0.40m
6:33AM0.22m
7:05PM0.46m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
13
13
12
12
15
14
15
14
Feels °C
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
13
14
15
12
12
10
11
13
11
12
12
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