Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
18.3°C
0.0° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 2PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
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
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
73
73
51
49
49
30
30
16
15
14
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
3
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
40
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
6:32AM1.17m
6:30PM1.43m
7:06AM1.27m
7:09PM1.45m
7:40AM1.37m
7:48PM1.44m
Low Tide
12:17PM0.36m
00:58AM0.16m
12:59PM0.28m
1:30AM0.12m
1:41PM0.21m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
19
18
18
17
16
15
15
20
20
21
21
22
21
20
21
27
26
24
27
16
Feels °C
16
17
16
14
14
13
13
13
13
19
16
17
18
20
19
19
19
26
22
22
24
11
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