Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
16.5° C
1.5° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 7AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
S
6
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
1.5
SSE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
9
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
165
162
283
223
238
208
161
123
106
104
181
220
155
103
184
138
116
111
110
91
93
91
73
Wind (km/h)
0
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:00AM1.32m
10:04PM1.51m
10:41AM1.34m
10:46PM1.36m
11:23AM1.34m
Low Tide
3:52AM0.02m
3:52PM0.22m
4:28AM0.10m
4:41PM0.28m
5:03AM0.19m
5:33PM0.35m
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
14
12
13
15
16
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
Feels °C
15
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
11
9
10
11
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
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