Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 31 Aug 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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 1PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
113
122
101
106
106
102
74
157
151
149
143
138
102
100
98
100
77
78
75
73
71
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
N
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:02AM1.38m
10:10PM1.34m
10:43AM1.41m
10:55PM1.23m
11:28AM1.42m
Low Tide
4:07PM0.25m
4:22AM0.17m
4:57PM0.28m
5:00AM0.24m
5:55PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
18
23
26
22
20
19
18
18
23
26
26
24
21
Feels °C
12
15
14
13
13
15
13
12
11
15
19
23
17
17
16
14
14
19
22
23
21
18
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