Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
18.7°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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 12PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (01 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
1.4
NE
6
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.4
S
5
0.1
S
18
0.3
S
5
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.9
S
8
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
65
63
39
38
122
35
18
17
17
7
7
7
6
6
6
9
6
5
61
65
107
140
173
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
5
W
0
S
5
ESE
20
SE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
N
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
SW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-on
glassy
on
off
cross
High Tide
10:49PM1.14m
11:03AM1.52m
11:49PM1.04m
12:01PM1.48m
1:03AM0.97m
1:10PM1.43m
Low Tide
4:32AM0.31m
5:50PM0.21m
5:23AM0.39m
7:01PM0.25m
6:26AM0.47m
8:20PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
clear
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6
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Temp °C
20
18
19
25
26
21
20
23
22
20
18
23
19
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
18
18
16
17
Feels °C
17
15
16
22
21
16
16
19
19
17
18
23
17
18
18
19
18
18
17
17
19
18
14
17
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