
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mandalay Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mandalay Beach at 8AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mandalay Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1045 | 1002 | 840 | 852 | 671 | 642 | 560 | 552 | 546 | 590 | 574 | 679 | 2007 | 1927 | 1750 | 1978 | 1806 | 1832 | 1526 | 12239 | 10770 | 7639 | 5430 | 4168 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:12AM0.66m | 00:39AM0.64m | 1:16AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49PM0.09m | 4:01PM0.07m | 4:13PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | SSW 18 | — |
1045 | 1002 | 840 | 852 | 671 | 642 | 560 | 552 | 546 | 590 | 574 | 503 | 2007 | 1927 | 1750 | 1978 | 1806 | 1832 | 1526 | — | — | — | 31 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SE 7 | SSW 11 | WNW 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 130 | 214 | 270 | 284 | 343 | 339 | 464 | 679 | 2 | 81 | 109 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
134 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | N 2 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 20 | 71 | 55 | 27 | 29 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 295 | 606 | 1618 | 4219 | 12239 | 10770 | 7639 | 5430 | 4168 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 155 | 66 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 523 | 355 | 523 | 641 | 1772 | 1582 | 1582 | 239 |
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