Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
17.8°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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 1PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.9
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.6
S
8
2.2
S
10
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
2
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.7
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
60
58
42
43
42
27
27
15
73
132
360
968
1481
1539
685
435
377
356
326
276
432
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
N
20
NNW
25
WNW
30
NNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
30
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
15
S
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
WNW
15
E
20
E
20
SE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:40PM1.42m
3:46AM0.94m
3:54PM1.47m
5:00AM1.00m
5:00PM1.54m
Low Tide
7:49AM0.45m
9:47PM0.30m
9:09AM0.46m
10:57PM0.22m
10:24AM0.42m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
3
Temp °C
17
23
29
29
24
23
20
16
14
17
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
16
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
14
20
25
23
18
20
15
9
8
10
15
13
13
12
12
12
11
15
14
12
12
10
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