Mandalay Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.87° S 116.23° E

Issued: 1 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mandalay Beach sea temperature is

17.2°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 (05 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mandalay Beach at 8AM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 4.0m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Oct)	15ft (4.5m)	15s
Afternoon (05 Oct)	13ft (4.0m)	15s
Evening (05 Oct)	13ft (4.0m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 5								Tuesday 6								Wednesday 7
	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)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	5850	8934	9075	6601	6687	6491	7044	8077	8417	8972	8972	8407	7520	7098	6290	5531	5252	4562	4161	3971	3515	3062	2765	3455
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	W	W	W	WSW	SW	SSE	NE	NE	NE	N	SSW	SW	S	SW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	WNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross
High Tide			7:19AM0.69m						00:17AM0.46m			8:13AM0.68m					11:15PM0.43m			8:56AM0.65m				10:38PM0.44m
Low Tide						3:54PM0.00m			1:46AM0.45m					4:13PM0.06m				2:44AM0.38m				4:24PM0.13m


	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Temp °C	14	15	15	16	16	15	15	14	12	11	12	19	20	16	14	14	13	13	15	18	18	17	15	14
Feels °C	10	11	10	11	12	12	14	14	10	9	10	19	18	14	14	14	12	12	13	15	13	13	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16
kJ	5850	6299	6604	6601	6687	6491	7044	8077	8417	8972	8972	8407	7520	7098	6290	5531	5252	4562	4161	3971	3515	3062	2765	3455
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 5	—	—	—	—	S 8	SSW 22
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	35	263
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	E 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 15	SW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 4	—	W 4	WSW 6	—
kJ	—	8934	9075	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	24	100	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Wilsons Inlet WA - Far South	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Hussas WA - Margaret River	Hussas WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Peaceful Bay WA - Far South	Conspicuous Beach WA - Far South	Conspicuous Beach WA - Far South	Conspicuous Beach WA - Far South	Conspicuous Beach WA - Far South	Conspicuous Beach WA - Far South	Wilsons Inlet WA - Far South	Wilsons Inlet WA - Far South	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Rocky Head WA - Far South	NIne Mile Beach WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Bremer Bay WA - Far South	Cheynes Point WA - Far South
Rating (10 max)	6	4	4	2	6	6	7	5	8	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	4
Distance (km)	44	102	239	1883	160	160	137	66	61	61	61	61	61	102	102	44	44	44	44	523	641	641	295	239
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia	Rocky Head	Cheynes Point	Cheynes Point					Ocean Beach	Sand Patch Beach	Sand Patch Beach	Sand Patch Beach	Conspicuous Beach	Conspicuous Beach	Ocean Beach	Ocean Beach	Sand Patch Beach	Cyclops	Cyclops	Rocky Head	Wylie Bay	Cyclops	Cyclops	Bremer Bay	Cheynes Point
Rating (10 max)	6	4	4					5	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Posties SA - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Hussas WA - Margaret River	Hussas WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Conspicuous Beach WA - Far South	Conspicuous Beach WA - Far South	Huzzawouie (Huzzas) WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	6	5	4	4	6	6	7	8	9	9	9	8	7	7	7	7	9	5	5	5	5	4	7	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	8	9	9	9	4	8	4	4	9	9	9	9	6	6	9	9	8

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