Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
20.6°C
2.1° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 8AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (15 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (15 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
12
1.8
SSE
11
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1280
778
679
561
479
492
435
402
377
308
346
202
406
433
433
415
365
357
314
255
255
240
252
263
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
20
E
10
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
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-on
on
on
High Tide
11:35PM1.02m
11:35AM1.41m
00:22AM0.95m
12:20PM1.34m
1:18AM0.89m
1:12PM1.27m
Low Tide
5:03AM0.43m
6:27PM0.31m
5:42AM0.50m
7:21PM0.38m
6:28AM0.56m
8:24PM0.42m
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
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17
17
17
Feels °C
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
12
11
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
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