Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
20.9°C
1.9° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 9AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
7
1.1
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
S
8
0.9
SSE
10
1.2
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.7
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
51
80
72
67
120
23
47
69
154
290
402
375
418
617
541
434
356
282
235
389
311
151
156
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
S
20
SSE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
0
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:07AM1.69m
10:51PM1.16m
10:55AM1.67m
11:48PM1.09m
11:48AM1.62m
Low Tide
3:41AM0.21m
4:50PM0.03m
4:26AM0.27m
5:46PM0.06m
5:15AM0.35m
6:47PM0.10m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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5:56
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7:17
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7:19
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Temp °C
17
15
15
20
23
18
17
17
16
14
14
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
18
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
13
11
10
15
17
12
15
16
15
12
12
14
14
15
15
16
17
16
16
16
15
13
13
15
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