Mandalay Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.87° S 116.23° E

Mandalay Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mandalay Beach sea temperature is
18.0° C
1.5° 

Mandalay Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mandalay Beach today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mandalay Beach at 2PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 23s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (16 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (16 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s

Table - waves today at Mandalay Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
5
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5
5
5
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3
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0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
19
3
SW
19
3
SW
19
2.5
SW
18
4
WSW
17
4.5
WSW
17
4.5
SW
17
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3544
3447
3224
3094
2855
2785
2758
5797
5617
6037
4138
9083
10586
10381
8799
7773
6967
6723
6461
6461
6307
5606
5069
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:11AM0.48m
00:29AM0.49m
10:01AM0.43m
00:43AM0.54m
8:32AM0.44m
Low Tide
5:17AM0.34m
5:43PM0.27m
6:08AM0.39m
4:59PM0.22m
7:21AM0.44m
4:42PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:45
 mm
4
8
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
19
22
21
18
16
15
14
15
14
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
14
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
8
14
18
17
13
11
10
8
9
9
6
6
6
8
7
8
9
10
10
9
8
8
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