Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
16.9° C
1.1° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 8AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.6
NE
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.7
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.9
NNW
4
0.1
S
13
1.1
NNW
4
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
13
0.3
SW
5
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.8
S
12
1
S
12
0.8
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
61
6
2
16
7
23
65
4
4
23
3
42
3
3
3
3
4
14
23
15
172
271
113
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
20
N
30
NNE
40
NNE
30
N
35
NW
35
NNW
40
NW
45
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:58AM0.98m
5:10PM1.58m
6:05AM1.04m
6:08PM1.67m
7:01AM1.10m
7:01PM1.74m
Low Tide
11:05PM0.25m
10:26AM0.37m
00:08AM0.14m
11:31AM0.33m
1:02AM0.05m
12:29PM0.27m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
13
18
18
13
14
16
16
15
11
16
14
15
17
16
15
14
16
18
18
14
13
Feels °C
10
10
9
10
14
15
9
9
9
11
8
3
7
4
8
10
9
9
9
13
16
15
8
8
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