Mandalay Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.87° S 116.23° E

Issued: 1 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mandalay Beach sea temperature is

17.0°C

Mandalay Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Mandalay Beach today (16 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mandalay Beach at 8AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	13s
Evening (16 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night).
	Wednesday 16								Thursday 17								Friday 18
	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)	3	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	3	2	3	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SSW 12	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 17	WSW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1933	1676	1203	1111	700	461	793	868	1045	1002	840	852	671	642	560	552	494	528	574	679	2737	1399	1631	1852
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NE	WSW	WNW	NE	NNE	N	N	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide	11:50PM0.66m								00:12AM0.66m								00:39AM0.64m
Low Tide						3:40PM0.12m								3:49PM0.09m								4:01PM0.07m


	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	15	23	27	24	21	21	20	20	21	26	24	22	19	16	14	13	16	24	26	19	17	15
Feels °C	10	12	12	22	27	24	22	21	19	17	19	23	22	20	17	14	13	11	13	20	22	15	11	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SSW 12	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	1933	1676	1203	1111	700	461	793	868	1045	1002	840	852	671	642	560	552	494	528	574	595	2737	1399	1631	1852
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	ESE 7	S 13	S 13	S 14	SW 13	SSW 13	S 12	E 7	SE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SW 17	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 17	E 7	W 9	W 12	E 7
kJ	25	19	289	222	293	295	286	139	17	14	11	12	130	214	267	284	343	386	464	679	1	304	134	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SW 16	ESE 7	ESE 8	S 12	SSW 20	SSW 20	S 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	WNW 5	E 7	—	SW 11	E 7	—
kJ	—	—	21	18	11	261	11	22	137	39	38	37	12	6	6	6	6	6	17	1	—	198	27	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	N 3	NNW 3	WNW 4	W 5	W 5	W 6	WNW 6	NW 6	N 3	—	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 9	W 10
kJ	5	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	10	35	77	77	45	31	5	—	944	1008	585	1555
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	2
Distance (km)	118	0	61	0	0	61	0	0	0	0	0	44	66	114	44	44	0	0	0	0	44	44	103	239
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia		Conspicuous Beach	Conspicuous Beach	Conspicuous Beach	Mandalay Beach	Conspicuous Beach	Windy Harbour	Windy Harbour	Mandalay Beach	Windy Harbour	Windy Harbour	Rocky Head	Salmon Holes Reef	Salmon Holes Reef	Rocky Head	Conspicuous Beach	Conspicuous Beach	Windy Harbour	Windy Harbour	Rocky Head	Conspicuous Beach	Sand Patch Beach	Ocean Beach	Cyclops
Rating (10 max)		4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	5	4	3	5	4	5	4	5	6	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	9	5	6	5	5	5	8	8	7	4

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