Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
20.2°C
1.5° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 5AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (22 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (22 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.1
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
2
5
6
5
5
4
5
7
4
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:18PM1.25m
6:16AM1.16m
6:07PM1.29m
6:52AM1.28m
6:53PM1.31m
Low Tide
11:57PM0.28m
12:04PM0.45m
00:33AM0.22m
12:52PM0.35m
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
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3
1
1
2
3
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Temp °C
19
19
18
18
19
19
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
18
17
17
18
18
16
14
16
17
17
16
17
16
16
16
15
16
17
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