Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
17.8°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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 5AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (17 Sep)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (17 Sep)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.3
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
8
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2277
2642
2990
2335
2229
1668
882
708
559
482
354
247
252
276
276
241
210
173
Wind (km/h)
40
S
35
S
35
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
NW
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:45PM0.98m
12:02PM1.31m
00:41AM0.90m
12:58PM1.25m
Low Tide
5:55PM0.37m
5:22AM0.45m
6:55PM0.43m
6:06AM0.53m
8:07PM0.47m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
11
9
12
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
16
18
17
17
18
Feels °C
4
5
5
4
2
6
9
11
12
11
10
8
8
14
14
13
14
15
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