Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
16.9°C
0.9° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 1PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
8
0.7
S
13
0.8
S
11
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.2
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
352
220
161
161
160
218
202
156
121
118
89
89
72
68
46
44
42
41
27
26
26
20
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
N
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
20
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:56AM0.87m
4:57PM1.32m
5:49AM0.92m
5:45PM1.39m
6:30AM0.99m
6:27PM1.45m
Low Tide
10:09AM0.53m
11:58PM0.37m
11:07AM0.49m
00:38AM0.30m
11:56AM0.43m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
3
3
Temp °C
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
14
14
16
19
18
17
17
16
15
15
18
22
17
16
16
Feels °C
14
14
13
14
13
13
14
13
12
14
15
14
13
15
15
14
14
16
19
15
14
14
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