Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
16.9° C
1.0° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Manly-South Steyne at 5AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
1
1
1
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)
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.2
E
9
0.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
88
82
79
79
79
79
77
95
85
102
97
86
82
78
235
244
103
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
W
10
W
5
NNW
10
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:30PM1.20m
12:07PM1.32m
00:16AM1.05m
12:55PM1.29m
Low Tide
5:33PM0.35m
5:38AM0.29m
6:29PM0.42m
6:14AM0.38m
7:34PM0.47m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
16
15
14
14
15
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
15
14
13
13
15
15
12
12
12
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