Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
16.6° C
1.4° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 1PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
8
1
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
7
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
150
313
332
307
201
149
230
220
161
117
112
86
68
269
269
197
235
203
262
262
218
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
SW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:35AM1.24m
8:37PM1.72m
9:18AM1.29m
9:21PM1.64m
10:00AM1.32m
Low Tide
2:14PM0.19m
3:14AM-0.02m
3:03PM0.19m
3:52AM0.02m
3:52PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
15
16
16
16
14
12
11
11
13
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
6
10
12
12
13
9
8
7
7
10
13
12
12
14
13
13
13
11
10
10
11
12
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