Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
20.1°C
1.7° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 7AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (09 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (09 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.6
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
12
1.9
SE
11
2
SE
11
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1.3
NE
6
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
372
972
894
915
815
709
522
452
345
294
226
142
115
103
41
23
14
13
30
35
39
16
26
22
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
10
N
5
N
5
N
20
N
15
NE
5
WSW
0
NW
15
SSW
25
S
10
S
10
S
10
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
5
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:02AM1.40m
8:12PM1.41m
8:37AM1.47m
8:53PM1.35m
9:12AM1.52m
9:34PM1.27m
Low Tide
1:48AM0.11m
2:06PM0.20m
2:22AM0.13m
2:51PM0.16m
2:55AM0.17m
3:33PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:18
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1
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Temp °C
14
12
13
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
21
25
29
26
22
18
18
18
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
12
10
12
15
14
14
15
15
17
17
17
19
24
28
26
20
15
17
18
20
18
18
19
21
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