Mandalay Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.87° S 116.23° E

Mandalay Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mandalay Beach sea temperature is
17.0°C
0.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mandalay Beach at 1PM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Afternoon (18 Sep)6ft (1.8m)17s
Evening (18 Sep)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
4
3
4
2
4
3
1
1
0
0
0
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0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.1
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
0.3
E
7
5.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
13
4
WSW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
11
3
SW
10
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
590
574
679
2167
1383
1899
1852
1929
1856
1432
9
8536
7262
5070
3843
2213
1622
3057
3266
4611
5152
5515
5572
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
NW
25
WNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
45
NW
50
WNW
45
W
40
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:16AM0.60m
6:52AM0.60m
Low Tide
4:01PM0.07m
4:13PM0.07m
4:21PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
22
24
24
16
13
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
10
Feels °C
11
12
20
22
23
12
9
8
6
5
4
6
8
9
10
9
11
8
8
9
9
8
6
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