Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
18.0°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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 3AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (25 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
47
30
30
29
15
14
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
2
30
3
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
35
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
6:30PM1.43m
7:06AM1.27m
7:09PM1.45m
7:40AM1.37m
7:48PM1.44m
Low Tide
00:58AM0.16m
12:59PM0.28m
1:30AM0.12m
1:41PM0.21m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
15
20
21
22
21
22
21
20
22
26
27
24
26
16
Feels °C
14
14
14
15
14
19
18
19
19
20
19
19
20
24
23
22
24
11
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