Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
17.5° C
0.4° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 1PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
8
1.7
S
7
2.3
S
7
1.8
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.2
S
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.8
S
10
1
E
7
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
292
311
568
391
523
551
537
355
225
158
127
119
30
53
69
69
85
96
94
121
106
135
149
239
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:46AM1.18m
9:43PM1.74m
10:35AM1.20m
10:31PM1.63m
11:23AM1.23m
Low Tide
3:44AM-0.07m
3:17PM0.24m
4:29AM-0.03m
4:10PM0.28m
5:12AM0.04m
5:04PM0.33m
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:05
 mm
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
12
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
15
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
9
9
7
8
8
10
11
14
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
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