Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
17.1° C
0.8° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 12AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)--
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
0.8
ESE
9
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NE
5
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
83
94
73
44
43
54
41
124
3
3
3
3
2
2
5
2
2
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:12AM0.93m
1:51PM1.26m
2:24AM0.86m
2:55PM1.25m
Low Tide
7:34PM0.47m
6:57AM0.47m
8:49PM0.50m
7:52AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
15
14
14
16
20
18
19
19
17
16
16
16
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
11
13
13
12
12
13
17
15
16
16
14
14
14
14
15
13
13
13
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