Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 5AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
2
1
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)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
12
0.9
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.2
S
9
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
11
1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
12
13
6
12
189
426
220
157
153
155
214
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
SW
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
NE
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:46AM0.84m
4:00PM1.27m
4:56AM0.87m
4:57PM1.32m
Low Tide
10:06PM0.48m
9:01AM0.55m
11:10PM0.43m
10:09AM0.53m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
16
15
14
13
16
20
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
16
13
13
13
10
12
17
14
13
15
14
15
13
13
14
12
12
12
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