Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
18.2°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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 7AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (21 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
17
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.8
S
11
0.1
E
11
1.9
SSE
6
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
2
S
9
1.6
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
9
0.6
S
19
0.6
S
19
0.8
S
10
1.3
ENE
6
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
73
78
141
2
280
812
1449
1576
675
367
245
634
544
306
212
265
259
139
102
146
114
125
116
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
25
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
N
15
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:28AM0.90m
4:18PM1.27m
5:18AM0.97m
5:08PM1.33m
5:57AM1.07m
5:51PM1.39m
Low Tide
10:27PM0.43m
9:42AM0.57m
11:15PM0.36m
10:42AM0.51m
11:53PM0.29m
11:32AM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:45
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
2
5
5
3
2
1
Temp °C
22
21
22
25
16
15
14
14
14
15
14
14
15
14
14
15
16
15
15
18
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
17
15
16
20
10
9
8
9
9
10
10
11
12
11
11
14
15
15
15
18
16
15
14
14
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