Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
17.6°C
0.4° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 5AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (11 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (11 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.9
SSE
10
2.1
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
S
11
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1203
861
710
884
550
492
426
367
355
308
265
265
225
325
291
236
218
154
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
0
SSW
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:32PM1.62m
8:08AM1.36m
8:15PM1.56m
8:46AM1.41m
8:56PM1.47m
Low Tide
2:01AM0.03m
2:02PM0.17m
2:36AM0.06m
2:48PM0.16m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
13
12
12
14
16
15
15
15
14
13
13
16
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
12
13
10
9
10
12
14
13
14
15
12
12
11
16
14
13
14
15
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