Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
17.8°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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 12AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (26 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
13
0.9
ENE
7
1.7
S
6
1.9
SSE
7
1.8
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.4
S
7
2.2
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
3
0
0
322
329
287
215
487
705
665
547
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
20
NE
10
E
40
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
20
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:09PM1.45m
7:40AM1.37m
7:48PM1.44m
8:15AM1.46m
8:28PM1.41m
Low Tide
1:30AM0.12m
1:41PM0.21m
2:02AM0.11m
2:24PM0.16m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
21
23
22
21
21
26
27
24
17
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
Feels °C
19
21
20
20
19
25
23
23
12
9
10
8
10
8
7
9
10
10
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