Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
18.4°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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 7AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (22 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
10
2.1
S
9
1.7
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.1
S
10
0.5
S
19
0.6
S
19
0.5
S
19
0.5
S
19
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
0.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1347
742
412
270
631
527
220
184
265
182
180
83
110
110
112
108
76
73
72
77
74
90
119
47
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:18AM0.97m
5:08PM1.33m
5:57AM1.07m
5:51PM1.39m
6:32AM1.17m
6:30PM1.43m
Low Tide
11:15PM0.36m
10:42AM0.51m
11:53PM0.29m
11:32AM0.44m
00:27AM0.22m
12:17PM0.36m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:51
 mm
1
1
2
5
5
4
3
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
9
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
15
15
17
15
14
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
14
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