Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
17.3°C
0.5° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 1AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
1.3
NE
6
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
11
1.3
S
6
1.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
116
46
44
43
27
27
27
20
21
21
20
6
6
16
9
126
191
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NW
10
W
10
WNW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:45PM1.39m
6:30AM0.99m
6:27PM1.45m
7:07AM1.06m
7:05PM1.51m
Low Tide
00:38AM0.30m
11:56AM0.43m
1:12AM0.23m
12:39PM0.37m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
16
19
19
17
16
16
16
15
15
18
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
14
14
15
15
14
15
16
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
11
11
12
12
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