Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
20.9°C
1.9° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 2AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
7
1.1
S
7
0.5
S
8
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
10
1.2
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
71
52
38
61
55
68
120
32
30
60
163
296
402
347
410
606
551
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
SW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSE
15
SE
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:59PM1.23m
10:07AM1.69m
10:51PM1.16m
10:55AM1.67m
Low Tide
3:41AM0.21m
4:50PM0.03m
4:26AM0.27m
5:46PM0.06m
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:19
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2
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Temp °C
18
19
16
14
15
19
22
18
17
17
16
14
14
18
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
17
18
12
10
10
14
16
12
15
16
16
12
12
15
15
15
15
16
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