Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
17.0°C
0.8° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 4PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (24 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
0
0
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)
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
1.3
NE
5
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
14
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
118
89
89
87
66
46
44
42
27
27
27
20
21
21
20
6
9
16
167
208
243
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
W
20
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:49AM0.92m
5:45PM1.39m
6:30AM0.99m
6:27PM1.45m
7:07AM1.06m
7:05PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:07AM0.49m
00:38AM0.30m
11:56AM0.43m
1:12AM0.23m
12:39PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
3
Temp °C
14
16
19
18
17
18
16
16
16
20
21
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
13
14
15
14
13
15
14
15
15
16
18
14
15
14
15
14
15
14
11
11
12
12
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