Surf Forecasts:
Mandalay Beach surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period, SSW swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period, SW swell with 11,020 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 29 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Mandalay Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Mandalay Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 21s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Mandalay Beach in the next 16 days are 5.0m 15s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 7s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 03) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Mandalay Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the E by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5713 | 4334 | 2231 | 1299 | 747 | 521 | 1904 | 5236 | 5780 | 6113 | 4281 | 3455 | 3321 | 5637 | 4547 | 3286 | 4460 | 7009 | 5185 | 5444 | 10699 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:05AM0.75m | 11:26PM0.34m | 10:28AM0.72m | 11:28PM0.39m | 10:50AM0.66m | 11:37PM0.45m | 11:08AM0.58m | 11:53PM0.52m | 11:18AM0.48m | 00:14AM0.57m | 11:03AM0.39m | 00:43AM0.62m | 1:23AM0.64m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47PM0.13m | 3:19AM0.27m | 5:48PM0.16m | 4:07AM0.26m | 5:48PM0.19m | 4:56AM0.27m | 5:43PM0.22m | 5:49AM0.29m | 5:31PM0.23m | 6:58AM0.32m | 5:02PM0.22m | 4:15PM0.18m | |||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 5713 | 4334 | 2231 | 1299 | 747 | 521 | 1904 | 5236 | 5780 | 6113 | 4281 | 3455 | 3321 | 4175 | 4547 | 3286 | 3110 | 4356 | 5185 | 5444 | 7739 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 21 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 18 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 39 | 98 | 400 | 1159 | — | — | 51 | 30 | 27 | 1503 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 427 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 21 | SE 16 | SSW 24 | SSW 18 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 18 | 10 | 54 | 280 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | W 5 | SW 16 | — | — | WSW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 149 | 237 | 149 | 10 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 94 | 68 | — | — | — | 52 | 5637 | — | — | 4460 | 7009 | — | — | 10699 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 182 | 261 | 137 | 137 | 173 | 0 | 137 | 137 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 239 | 239 | 164 | 176 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 2472 | 102 |
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