
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | |
mm | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 17 |
3866 | 3883 | 3619 | 2670 | 2322 | 2135 | — | — | 2800 | 2483 | 2235 | 1778 | 1677 | 1634 | 1011 | 2008 | 2269 | 1549 | 4692 | 4207 | 11161 | 11248 | 8947 | 10568 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 11 | S 26 | SW 26 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — |
15 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 41 | 13 | 26 | 55 | 141 | 183 | 305 | 1095 | 1328 | 3093 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 26 | SW 26 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | 4 | 603 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 64 | 84 | 164 | 219 | 250 | 3048 | 3087 | — | — | — | — | — | 165 | 214 | 2843 | 3171 | 3111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 102 | 239 | 1582 | 1582 | 1582 | 1582 | 160 | 160 | 102 | 66 | 103 | 1809 | 1870 | 164 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 164 | 239 | 1900 | 102 | 44 |
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