Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
17.9°C
0.3° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 7PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (17 Sep)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
3
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
9
2.1
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
8
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1187
708
559
482
354
247
201
219
188
196
170
146
144
100
87
83
57
56
40
42
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SE
10
E
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
15
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
5
SSE
0
NE
15
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
12:02PM1.31m
00:41AM0.90m
12:58PM1.25m
1:55AM0.85m
2:06PM1.22m
Low Tide
6:55PM0.43m
6:06AM0.53m
8:07PM0.47m
7:07AM0.58m
9:23PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
16
19
17
18
18
17
17
17
23
27
26
24
21
Feels °C
9
11
12
11
10
8
8
14
15
13
16
15
12
12
12
18
24
24
20
17
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