Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
17.8°C
0.1° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 11PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)--
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
0
0
1
2
4
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
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)
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
1
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.2
S
8
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
SSE
9
1.1
SE
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
42
43
42
27
27
27
88
154
190
1175
1345
1179
498
302
251
333
216
315
376
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
WNW
30
NNW
15
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
15
S
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
15
E
20
E
20
SE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:40PM1.42m
3:46AM0.94m
3:54PM1.47m
5:00AM1.00m
5:00PM1.54m
Low Tide
9:47PM0.30m
9:09AM0.46m
10:57PM0.22m
10:24AM0.42m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
Temp °C
29
29
23
23
20
17
14
17
19
18
16
16
15
14
13
16
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
25
24
18
20
15
11
8
11
15
13
12
12
13
12
11
15
14
12
12
11
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