Mandalay Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 AWST
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Mandalay Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mandalay Beach sea temperature is
19.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mandalay Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Mandalay Beach at 8PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (12 May)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (12 May)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
WSW
13
4
SW
13
5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1241
1520
2095
2756
4251
5450
6080
6185
5820
5581
3695
6656
5898
5122
4533
3890
3357
3160
4486
6341
9350
6364
5950
5782
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:52PM0.47m
9:03AM0.58m
9:03PM0.43m
9:16AM0.67m
10:20PM0.37m
Low Tide
2:52PM0.36m
2:14AM0.22m
3:45PM0.26m
2:22AM0.26m
4:40PM0.16m
2:19AM0.29m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
7:00
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:21
5:20
2
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
22
24
23
20
17
16
16
16
21
23
19
16
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
18
20
20
17
15
13
12
12
17
17
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
Energy kJ
1241
1520
2095
2756
4251
5450
6080
6185
5820
5581
3695
6656
5898
5122
4533
3890
3357
3160
3174
3936
6587
6364
5950
5782
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.3
E
6
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
SW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
133
310
6
87
81
68
67
1184
1171
1581
1419
2063
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SSW
13
0.3
E
6
Energy kJ
120
151
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
9
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
4
SW
13
5
SW
14
Energy kJ
1157
2440
2402
4486
6341
9350
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
7
5
4
3
3
3
9
8
4
4
4
Distance (km)
44
44
0
0
6
44
66
66
44
102
102
176
164
44
44
102
239
1582
239
44
102
239
164
164
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
6
4
4
4
3
7
5
4
4
3
9
8
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
6
4
4
5
5
7
5
4
4
4
4
9
8
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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