Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 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) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 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 6AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)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 27°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
9
1
S
9
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
0.9
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
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
175
164
157
113
122
101
106
104
102
74
198
154
149
143
138
102
100
98
74
77
78
75
73
50
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
W
10
WNW
5
N
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
20
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:02AM1.38m
10:10PM1.34m
10:43AM1.41m
10:55PM1.23m
11:28AM1.42m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.13m
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
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<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
15
14
14
16
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
19
23
26
22
20
19
18
18
23
27
26
24
22
Feels °C
15
13
12
15
14
12
13
14
13
12
11
17
19
23
17
17
16
14
14
18
23
22
20
19
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