Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 21 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 8AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (21 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (21 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.5
N
3
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.8
S
11
1
S
10
0.8
S
8
0.6
S
13
1
S
11
1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
2
2
5
2
2
2
4
6
12
12
5
2
11
84
144
179
86
117
248
214
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
20
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
5
S
0
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:24AM0.86m
2:55PM1.25m
3:46AM0.84m
4:00PM1.27m
4:56AM0.87m
4:57PM1.32m
Low Tide
7:52AM0.53m
10:06PM0.48m
9:01AM0.55m
11:10PM0.43m
10:09AM0.53m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
18
21
21
19
16
15
14
13
16
20
20
17
16
15
14
13
14
14
16
16
16
Feels °C
14
14
13
16
20
19
15
13
13
12
11
12
16
16
15
16
14
13
11
13
13
15
13
13
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