Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
17.0°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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 6PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
12
0.8
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
0.6
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
11
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
1.5
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
6
6
5
6
2
25
149
313
181
153
202
157
214
198
156
121
118
89
92
69
143
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
SW
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
0
NE
5
WNW
5
NW
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:00PM1.27m
4:56AM0.87m
4:57PM1.32m
5:49AM0.92m
5:45PM1.39m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.55m
11:10PM0.43m
10:09AM0.53m
11:58PM0.37m
11:07AM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
13
16
20
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
16
19
17
17
17
Feels °C
10
12
17
13
13
15
14
15
13
13
13
12
11
13
13
13
11
14
16
13
14
15
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