Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.87° S 116.23° E

Mandalay Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mandalay Beach sea temperature is
17.2°C
0.8° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mandalay Beach at 7PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
2
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
281
216
216
282
326
373
469
532
839
989
3510
4594
3189
3105
3105
3495
4668
5015
5015
4544
4292
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
10
WSW
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:37PM0.71m
00:02AM0.68m
Low Tide
2:55PM0.10m
3:09PM0.10m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
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Temp °C
17
18
17
15
14
13
13
15
19
20
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17
15
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14
17
20
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19
16
15
Feels °C
12
13
13
12
11
10
10
11
15
15
15
13
13
12
11
14
18
16
16
15
14
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