Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
17.8°C
0.2° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 6AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.9
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.3
S
8
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.6
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
52
94
60
58
42
43
42
27
28
27
70
132
196
1381
1370
1131
487
358
544
563
487
406
436
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
15
N
25
WNW
30
NNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
15
ESE
20
E
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:18AM0.94m
2:40PM1.42m
3:46AM0.94m
3:54PM1.47m
5:00AM1.00m
5:00PM1.54m
Low Tide
7:49AM0.45m
9:47PM0.30m
9:09AM0.46m
10:57PM0.22m
10:24AM0.42m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
22
28
29
24
22
20
16
14
17
20
18
16
16
15
14
13
17
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
15
13
13
18
25
23
18
19
15
10
8
10
16
13
12
12
12
13
11
16
15
14
12
11
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