Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
18.0°C
0.3° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 5PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (25 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.1
S
12
2.1
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
8
2
S
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
9
2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
15
14
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
0
3
397
528
501
611
589
646
673
537
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
20
NE
15
ENE
40
S
35
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
45
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:06AM1.27m
7:09PM1.45m
7:40AM1.37m
7:48PM1.44m
8:15AM1.46m
8:28PM1.41m
Low Tide
12:59PM0.28m
1:30AM0.12m
1:41PM0.21m
2:02AM0.11m
2:24PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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5:41
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5:39
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5:37
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5:52
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2
2
1
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Temp °C
16
20
20
22
21
21
21
20
21
26
27
25
16
15
15
14
13
14
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
15
19
16
19
19
19
20
18
19
25
23
23
10
9
9
8
8
6
7
9
9
8
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