Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Issued: 9 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is

18.1°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 (08 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 12PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	8s
Evening (08 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon).
	Tuesday 8						Wednesday 9								Thursday 10
	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)	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1198	839	589	486	471	443	252	169	136	108	387	866	1556	2644	2473	1878	1345	1162	1343	1330	1249	1178
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SSE	SE	ENE	N	NW	NW	WNW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	on	cross-on	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	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	5:57AM1.09m				5:56PM1.60m				6:46AM1.19m				6:47PM1.63m					7:28AM1.28m				7:32PM1.62m
Low Tide			11:29AM0.34m				00:42AM0.07m				12:24PM0.27m					1:23AM0.03m				1:15PM0.20m


	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	16	16	16	15	14	12	11	10	16	15	14	15	14	13	11	10	11	14	14	14	14
Feels °C	9	10	11	13	13	11	9	8	7	11	8	5	6	5	6	4	4	5	7	8	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 10	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	E 9	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 23	SSE 22	SSE 21	SSE 22
kJ	9	2	8	486	471	443	252	169	136	108	7	17	29	52	41	39	42	19	170	157	146	50
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 14	E 17	E 9	S 17	E 16	E 16	S 23	SSE 23	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	—	—	8	2	8	8	67	71	51	51	7	5	2	23	5	5	41	102	19	18	8	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	N 9	NE 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 16	E 17	E 17	S 21	NE 16	NE 16	E 16	E 16	E 16	E 15	E 15	E 15
kJ	—	—	—	2	3	8	8	7	2	6	5	6	6	9	10	10	5	5	5	5	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	—	—	—	—	NW 2	NW 2	SW 2	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10
kJ	1198	839	589	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	387	866	1556	2644	2473	1878	1345	1162	1343	1330	1249	1178
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	3	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	12	113	72	12	28	2	0	0	0	0	196	770	318	241	72	12	0	12	63	185	60	4
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Rating (10 max)	4			3		2	2	2	2	2						4	4	4				4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	3	4	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	7	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	8	8	8	7	6	6	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	6	6	5	9	9	8

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