Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Issued: 10 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is

20.8°C

Manly-South Steyne surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Manly-South Steyne today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 2PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Evening (05 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.
	Thursday 5						Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	S 7	S 8	S 7	S 8	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 9	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 7	NE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	E 14	S 7	S 8	S 9	S 9
Wave Graph
kJ	15	8	146	266	381	634	835	454	367	355	244	149	115	73	92	37	36	26	23	4	558	1281	1104	1021
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSW	SE	S	S	SSW	SW	WSW	W	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	WNW	W	WNW	NE	S	S	SSW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	6:15AM1.30m				6:17PM1.27m				6:56AM1.39m				7:06PM1.23m				7:33AM1.47m				7:52PM1.19m
Low Tide			12:18PM0.37m				00:31AM0.20m				1:11PM0.29m				1:08AM0.22m				1:57PM0.22m				1:42AM0.25m


	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48
	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:27	—	—	—	7:28
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	18	18	18	17	16	15	15	19	19	19	18	18	17	16	19	25	27	17	15	14	11	11
Feels °C	11	12	13	11	12	13	13	13	13	17	15	14	15	15	16	15	16	21	25	11	8	6	5	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 9	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 7	NE 6	NE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	24	17	27	33	21	26	637	454	367	355	244	149	115	73	36	33	36	26	21	18	45	28	29	29
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	—	—	E 9	—	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 14	SE 4	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSE 7	SSE 7	ENE 6	NE 6	SSE 6	ENE 9	NE 6	S 18	S 18	S 17
kJ	15	8	—	—	6	—	26	26	26	25	4	4	25	25	54	37	24	18	23	26	15	6	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	W 4	E 15	E 15	NE 8	—	—	—	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 9	ENE 9	E 14	—	—	—	S 17
kJ	2	2	4	4	2	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	4	4	24	24	24	39	26	4	—	—	—	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	S 5	S 7	S 8	S 7	S 8	S 9	—	—	—	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	—	—	—	NE 6	SSE 4	S 7	S 8	S 9	S 9
kJ	21	45	146	266	381	634	835	—	—	—	25	86	24	33	92	—	—	—	45	59	558	1281	1104	1021
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	4
Distance (km)	60	12	518	559	113	12	0	0	0	28	524	615	28	29	1	0	0	0	30	113	232	152	7	12
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