Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 19 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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 4PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (19 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 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
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
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.4
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
2.1
SSE
8
2.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
61
58
58
41
27
27
45
72
94
120
110
104
102
100
72
78
106
2
3
481
1224
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
W
0
SE
10
ESE
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
15
ENE
15
NE
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
40
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:06PM1.22m
3:20AM0.85m
3:17PM1.23m
4:28AM0.90m
4:18PM1.27m
Low Tide
7:07AM0.58m
9:23PM0.47m
8:26AM0.60m
10:27PM0.43m
9:42AM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
17
22
27
27
25
22
20
18
17
23
25
25
26
24
21
21
22
28
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
12
16
24
23
22
18
16
15
13
20
21
22
23
19
16
16
17
22
10
9
10
9
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