Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.87° S 116.23° E

Mandalay Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mandalay Beach sea temperature is
17.1°C
0.9° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mandalay Beach at 5AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (28 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (28 Sep)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
1.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2146
1904
2008
1788
1743
1487
1447
1508
1126
1592
1511
1511
1511
1460
1339
1339
1322
1332
1529
1737
1508
5190
6034
1681
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
15
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
W
25
SW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:08AM0.41m
11:13PM0.68m
11:14AM0.30m
11:36PM0.72m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.21m
4:12PM0.26m
6:52AM0.22m
3:32PM0.24m
2:35PM0.17m
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 mm
4
2
2
2
1
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1
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Temp °C
13
14
14
15
15
14
13
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
12
12
13
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
9
9
8
9
8
9
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
6
7
7
5
5
7
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