Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
18.5°C
0.2° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 3PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
2
1
1
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
19
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
132
140
108
112
112
79
75
73
73
51
51
49
48
30
30
16
15
15
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
WSW
5
SE
10
ESE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:57AM1.07m
5:51PM1.39m
6:32AM1.17m
6:30PM1.43m
7:06AM1.27m
7:09PM1.45m
Low Tide
11:32AM0.44m
00:27AM0.22m
12:17PM0.36m
00:58AM0.16m
12:59PM0.28m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
21
23
21
24
24
Feels °C
17
17
18
17
16
15
15
16
16
16
14
14
13
14
15
14
14
19
19
17
21
23
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