Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.87° S 116.23° E

Mandalay Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mandalay Beach sea temperature is
17.2°C
0.9° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mandalay Beach at 3PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (08 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (08 Oct)16ft (5.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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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
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11 AM
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5 PM
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11 PM
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
2.5
SSW
15
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
14
5
SW
14
5.5
SW
14
5.5
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SSW
15
5
SSW
15
5
SSW
15
4.5
SSW
15
4.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6565
6149
6368
2920
9228
9050
8845
11945
12008
12339
12506
12128
12232
11452
8547
9346
10462
10388
10184
10727
10597
9814
9344
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
W
35
WNW
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:33AM0.60m
10:19PM0.49m
10:05AM0.52m
10:13PM0.56m
10:30AM0.44m
10:17PM0.63m
Low Tide
3:28AM0.31m
4:24PM0.21m
4:11AM0.26m
4:10PM0.26m
4:53AM0.23m
3:39PM0.29m
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5:39
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Temp °C
13
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14
16
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14
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14
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Feels °C
8
6
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5
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6
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5
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9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
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