Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
17.0°C
0.8° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 9PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
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)
1.1
S
8
0.7
S
13
0.8
S
11
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
1.3
NE
5
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.2
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
161
160
218
202
156
121
118
89
89
94
47
46
44
42
27
27
27
26
21
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:57PM1.32m
5:49AM0.92m
5:45PM1.39m
6:30AM0.99m
6:27PM1.45m
Low Tide
10:09AM0.53m
11:58PM0.37m
11:07AM0.49m
00:38AM0.30m
11:56AM0.43m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
3
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
15
14
16
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
20
23
17
17
16
Feels °C
14
14
13
13
14
14
12
14
15
14
13
15
16
15
15
17
19
17
15
15
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