Mandalay Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.87° S 116.23° E

Mandalay Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mandalay Beach sea temperature is
18.0° C
1.5° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mandalay Beach at 10AM is: 2.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)8ft (2.5m)18s
Afternoon (17 Aug)13ft (4.0m)17s
Evening (17 Aug)15ft (4.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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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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4
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
19
2.5
SW
19
2.5
SW
18
4
WSW
17
4.5
WSW
17
4.5
SW
17
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
WSW
15
2.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5890
4518
4535
9083
11282
11475
8581
7520
6995
6407
6490
6227
6346
5863
5512
7501
2795
6216
7529
8327
8472
8472
8115
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
N
35
WSW
35
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:01AM0.43m
00:43AM0.54m
8:32AM0.44m
1:10AM0.58m
Low Tide
6:08AM0.39m
4:59PM0.22m
7:21AM0.44m
4:42PM0.16m
4:43PM0.11m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:50
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5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
9
6
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
14
14
14
13
12
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
8
8
7
6
4
6
8
8
10
9
10
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
12
13
13
11
11
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