Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.87° S 116.23° E

Mandalay Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mandalay Beach sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.4° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mandalay Beach at 3AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (21 Oct)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (21 Oct)16ft (5.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
17
4.5
SW
17
4.5
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
5
SW
17
5
SW
17
5
SW
17
5.5
WSW
16
5.5
SW
16
5.5
WSW
16
5.5
WSW
16
4.5
SW
16
5
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11617
11926
11385
9471
8910
9045
10276
9535
13835
14093
13651
15882
15625
15126
13676
9351
11222
10998
11294
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:06AM0.45m
7:22AM0.56m
9:53PM0.45m
8:06AM0.56m
9:31PM0.50m
Low Tide
3:18PM0.14m
1:09AM0.45m
3:12PM0.16m
2:19AM0.38m
3:08PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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Temp °C
17
16
14
13
15
17
21
21
17
15
14
14
13
14
14
15
13
12
12
Feels °C
12
12
11
9
11
12
14
14
11
8
8
7
6
8
7
8
7
6
7
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