Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
16.4° C
1.6° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 1AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
1
0
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)
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
0.4
SSE
18
1.5
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
157
124
106
159
144
85
101
149
184
141
116
117
83
78
85
85
85
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SE
15
E
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:04PM1.51m
10:41AM1.34m
10:46PM1.36m
11:23AM1.34m
Low Tide
4:28AM0.10m
4:41PM0.28m
5:03AM0.19m
5:33PM0.35m
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
13
13
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
12
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
11
12
13
12
11
13
13
12
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