Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
18.6°C
0.2° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 10PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 01). 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 (01 Oct)--
Afternoon (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (01 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Thu
1
Friday
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Saturday
3
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
11
1.4
NE
6
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
18
0.4
S
5
0.6
S
8
0.9
S
8
1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
126
35
18
17
17
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
2
6
9
50
108
136
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
SSW
5
SSW
15
ESE
15
S
20
SSE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:03AM1.52m
11:49PM1.04m
12:01PM1.48m
1:03AM0.97m
1:10PM1.43m
Low Tide
5:50PM0.21m
5:23AM0.39m
7:01PM0.25m
6:26AM0.47m
8:20PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
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5:31
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5:30
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5:55
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5:57
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5:58
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1
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6
5
3
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Temp °C
27
21
20
22
22
21
18
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
22
16
15
19
19
18
17
20
19
18
16
18
18
19
18
18
19
17
14
15
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