Manly-South Steyne Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° S 151.30° E

Manly-South Steyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manly-South Steyne sea temperature is
17.6°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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • 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 2PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
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 night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
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)
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
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
S
10
2
S
9
1.6
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
98
120
110
104
102
100
73
78
108
2
280
807
1508
1300
675
376
226
511
407
370
334
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
SW
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:17PM1.23m
4:28AM0.90m
4:18PM1.27m
5:18AM0.97m
5:08PM1.33m
Low Tide
8:26AM0.60m
10:27PM0.43m
9:42AM0.57m
11:15PM0.36m
10:42AM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
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
2
2
Temp °C
18
24
26
27
27
24
21
21
22
27
16
15
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
14
20
21
24
23
19
16
15
17
22
10
9
8
9
8
9
11
11
12
12
12
12
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