Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
17.7° 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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 3PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
0
0
0
0
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)
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.8
NNE
4
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.4
SSW
5
0.1
S
10
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
55
34
31
31
31
26
17
17
17
18
20
20
9
8
8
8
9
2
13
25
39
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:52PM1.27m
1:53AM1.01m
2:46PM1.28m
2:59AM0.91m
3:41PM1.30m
Low Tide
7:13AM0.31m
8:14PM0.50m
7:56AM0.39m
9:28PM0.50m
8:44AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
16
15
15
15
14
12
11
13
18
20
19
17
14
13
12
15
18
17
14
11
Feels °C
10
10
13
12
12
13
13
10
8
9
15
17
16
14
11
10
9
10
12
9
6
3
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