Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
18.2°C
0.0° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 8PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)--
Afternoon (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
11
0.1
E
11
1.9
SSE
6
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
S
10
2.5
SSE
10
2
S
9
1.6
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
110
104
102
100
73
78
108
2
280
792
1478
1178
675
367
237
530
516
421
226
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:17PM1.23m
4:28AM0.90m
4:18PM1.27m
5:18AM0.97m
5:08PM1.33m
Low Tide
10:27PM0.43m
9:42AM0.57m
11:15PM0.36m
10:42AM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
25
25
27
25
21
21
22
25
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
15
15
Feels °C
20
21
23
21
16
16
17
19
10
9
8
9
9
9
10
12
11
12
14
13
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