Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
20.3°C
1.7° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 1AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.3
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
433
446
396
357
314
255
249
215
235
235
281
257
225
232
230
197
78
80
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:18AM0.89m
1:12PM1.27m
2:27AM0.87m
2:15PM1.22m
Low Tide
7:21PM0.38m
6:28AM0.56m
8:24PM0.42m
7:30AM0.61m
9:30PM0.42m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
17
16
16
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17
17
17
17
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17
18
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18
18
Feels °C
13
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16
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