Mandalay Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 16 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
19.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mandalay Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Mandalay Beach at 3PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (16 May)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (16 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
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3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
2
SSW
12
1.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3772
3078
2598
2219
1920
1799
1694
1553
1460
1485
1379
1332
1193
1193
1027
1075
1056
1037
938
938
955
991
1063
1057
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
10
WSW
5
SW
0
W
10
N
10
N
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
High Tide
10:03AM0.83m
10:34AM0.88m
11:08AM0.89m
Low Tide
6:44PM0.03m
8:05PM-0.00m
9:49PM-0.02m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:19
5:17
5:17
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
16
16
15
11
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
12
15
15
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
18
16
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
11
Energy kJ
3772
3078
2598
2219
1920
1799
1694
1553
1460
1485
1379
1332
1193
1193
1027
1075
1056
1037
938
938
955
991
1063
891
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
23
0.2
SSW
22
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
22
22
21
45
72
72
137
253
253
299
460
614
628
711
864
919
1057
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
0.3
SW
21
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.7
SW
19
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
12
Energy kJ
22
72
241
306
373
361
193
151
58
85
77
73
100
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
44
44
44
160
0
0
0
0
44
0
0
160
160
44
102
137
102
137
44
44
137
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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