Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
20.2°C
1.3° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 7PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)--
Afternoon (26 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (26 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
9
0.1
S
15
1.8
S
7
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
9
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
4
358
500
577
479
489
348
239
195
165
124
90
88
68
64
64
66
64
75
63
38
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
NNE
10
WNW
5
W
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
0
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
SSE
15
E
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:43AM1.61m
9:10PM1.29m
9:24AM1.67m
9:59PM1.23m
10:07AM1.69m
10:51PM1.16m
Low Tide
3:11PM0.07m
3:00AM0.17m
3:59PM0.03m
3:41AM0.21m
4:50PM0.03m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:01
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5:58
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7:15
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7:16
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 mm
1
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2
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Temp °C
17
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
20
20
18
18
18
17
15
14
20
23
21
19
18
Feels °C
13
11
12
13
14
14
15
15
14
17
16
14
16
18
16
14
12
16
20
17
16
16
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