Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
17.8°C
0.2° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 5PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)10ft (3.0m)7s
Evening (09 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
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)
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
1.4
S
8
3
SSE
7
3.5
S
8
4
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
9
2.1
S
9
2
S
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
108
246
821
1594
2509
2612
1760
1275
1124
972
794
792
832
725
627
550
479
405
397
348
308
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
20
SSW
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:46AM1.19m
6:47PM1.63m
7:28AM1.28m
7:32PM1.62m
8:08AM1.36m
8:15PM1.56m
Low Tide
12:24PM0.27m
1:23AM0.03m
1:15PM0.20m
2:01AM0.03m
2:02PM0.17m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
16
16
14
15
14
13
11
11
11
13
15
15
14
13
13
12
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
8
11
9
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
8
10
11
11
10
11
10
12
13
13
14
15
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