Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.87° S 116.23° E

Mandalay Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mandalay Beach sea temperature is
17.4°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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mandalay Beach at 6AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (18 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (18 Oct)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
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1
1
0
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2
3
3
2
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
17
4.5
SW
17
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3866
3883
3619
2670
2322
2135
3048
3087
2800
2483
2235
1778
1677
1634
1011
2843
3171
3111
4692
4207
11161
11248
8947
10568
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:31AM0.63m
1:09AM0.57m
6:29AM0.56m
Low Tide
3:19PM0.11m
3:22PM0.12m
3:18PM0.14m
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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 mm
9
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Temp °C
15
14
15
16
16
15
14
13
14
13
14
15
16
16
15
13
12
12
15
17
18
17
16
14
Feels °C
13
10
11
10
9
9
8
8
10
9
10
10
11
10
10
9
8
8
11
12
13
12
12
10
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