Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
17.9°C
0.3° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 4AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.4
SSE
17
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSE
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
109
109
100
63
61
58
58
41
27
28
94
75
98
72
114
162
156
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
0
SE
10
ESE
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
15
ENE
15
NE
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:55AM0.85m
2:06PM1.22m
3:20AM0.85m
3:17PM1.23m
Low Tide
8:07PM0.47m
7:07AM0.58m
9:23PM0.47m
8:26AM0.60m
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>
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
17
16
16
22
28
27
25
22
20
18
17
23
24
25
27
24
Feels °C
16
16
12
10
11
17
25
23
21
17
16
14
13
20
19
21
24
20
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