Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 12 Sep 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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 1AM is: 0.4m 20s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
1.6
NE
6
0.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
154
128
113
113
115
141
135
130
130
102
130
123
116
85
82
167
51
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
NW
10
NNE
20
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:56PM1.47m
9:22AM1.44m
9:37PM1.35m
9:59AM1.45m
Low Tide
3:09AM0.12m
3:33PM0.18m
3:41AM0.19m
4:18PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
14
18
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
21
22
21
19
21
Feels °C
13
15
14
14
13
16
15
14
12
15
16
14
14
18
19
17
16
18
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