Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
17.3° C
0.6° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 6AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.5
S
9
0.8
E
7
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.9
E
6
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.8
E
11
0.3
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
187
104
78
22
24
53
51
39
65
96
92
68
92
117
160
212
266
819
61
100
142
127
90
121
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:35AM1.20m
10:31PM1.63m
11:23AM1.23m
11:18PM1.47m
12:11PM1.24m
Low Tide
4:29AM-0.03m
4:10PM0.28m
5:12AM0.04m
5:04PM0.33m
5:53AM0.13m
6:02PM0.40m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
5:06
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
15
16
16
15
16
16
17
16
17
16
16
17
17
16
16
17
16
15
16
16
Feels °C
15
14
15
15
13
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
13
12
12
13
13
11
13
13
13
13
14
15
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