Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
17.0° C
1.0° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 8PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
SSE
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
108
101
49
37
53
57
64
63
58
49
48
34
47
44
45
42
28
34
49
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
NE
15
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
0
N
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
N
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:52PM1.36m
2:14AM1.00m
2:58PM1.42m
3:39AM0.96m
4:06PM1.49m
Low Tide
8:30PM0.41m
8:07AM0.36m
9:51PM0.35m
9:16AM0.38m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
14
13
11
10
9
12
16
15
14
13
12
10
10
12
15
14
15
14
Feels °C
13
12
10
11
8
6
5
8
14
11
11
11
9
7
7
9
12
10
11
11
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