Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
17.4° C
0.6° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 6PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
SSW
5
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
9
0.6
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
10
9
9
8
14
10
9
19
18
17
27
24
27
26
33
49
80
93
120
150
66
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
5
WNW
15
NE
15
NNE
5
W
Wind State
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
12:03PM1.29m
00:01AM1.20m
12:53PM1.33m
1:00AM1.09m
1:52PM1.36m
Low Tide
5:37AM0.20m
6:06PM0.41m
6:18AM0.25m
7:13PM0.42m
7:07AM0.31m
8:30PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
16
18
15
12
10
9
9
12
16
18
15
12
11
10
10
12
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
7
8
13
14
10
7
5
4
3
6
12
15
8
6
6
5
5
7
14
12
10
12
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