Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
17.3° C
0.6° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 10AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
E
8
0.3
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
71
47
51
69
71
100
131
217
62
103
153
142
127
128
119
116
105
141
138
136
132
87
84
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:31PM1.63m
11:23AM1.23m
11:18PM1.47m
12:11PM1.24m
00:05AM1.31m
1:01PM1.26m
Low Tide
5:12AM0.04m
5:04PM0.33m
5:53AM0.13m
6:02PM0.40m
6:33AM0.22m
7:05PM0.46m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
13
12
12
15
14
15
14
Feels °C
15
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
15
13
11
10
10
13
11
12
12
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