Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 04 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 (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 11PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
3
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)
1
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
1.3
NE
5
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
1.1
SSW
7
0.8
S
8
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
82
60
55
59
52
94
60
71
43
43
42
27
28
43
47
111
82
1377
2256
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
WNW
30
NNW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:26PM1.40m
2:18AM0.94m
2:40PM1.42m
3:46AM0.94m
3:54PM1.47m
Low Tide
8:25PM0.34m
7:49AM0.45m
9:47PM0.30m
9:09AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
20
18
17
17
17
15
15
22
28
29
26
22
18
15
13
17
20
19
17
16
Feels °C
18
14
15
16
15
12
12
18
24
23
21
16
12
9
6
10
16
14
13
12
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