Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
17.8°C
0.2° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 11PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
4
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)
2.1
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.3
S
9
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
1.7
S
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
S
8
4
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
589
486
471
443
252
169
136
108
355
866
1502
2754
2755
1760
1225
1029
1124
1207
1115
1466
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
ENE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
SSW
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:56PM1.60m
6:46AM1.19m
6:47PM1.63m
7:28AM1.28m
7:32PM1.62m
Low Tide
11:29AM0.34m
00:42AM0.07m
12:24PM0.27m
1:23AM0.03m
1:15PM0.20m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
12
11
10
16
15
14
15
14
13
11
11
12
13
14
15
14
Feels °C
10
12
13
11
9
8
7
11
8
5
6
5
6
4
6
7
7
8
11
11
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