Surf Forecasts:
Mullaway surf forecast from 20 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 25 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 25 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period, ENE swell with 173 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 20 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Mullaway this week:
The surf forecast for Mullaway over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 20) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 7s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Mullaway in the next 16 days are 1.1m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Thu 20th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Tue 25th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Tue 25th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Mullaway over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, Rusty here. It's a quiet stretch for the Coffs Coast at the moment. We've got a fair gap of nothing special before some real promise shows up on the horizon. Things are looking pretty ordinary for the first week or so, but keep your eyes peeled for the first week of September.
Mullaway is a solid point break that's fairly consistent, but it's a tricky one for most of the run. The water temp is sitting right on average for this time of year, at 68°F, nothing unusual there. The combined swell energy is weak to moderate, with values mostly in the two-digit range early on.
For the first several days, through the end of August, the surf is just not there. We're looking at small, weak swells, mostly under 3ft, with periods around 7 to 8 seconds. The winds are all over the place, mostly cross or cross-off, but the wave heights are too small to get excited about. We'll see a bit of a bump on the morning of the 30th with a 5ft swell from the NE, but it's a short period groundswell, and the energy is only moderate (396). It's a marginal call, and the wind will be clean, but it's still not the standout.
The real action, if you can call it that, starts to build on the 1st of September. Tuesday morning the 1st is looking like the best of the bunch. We've got a 4ft swell from the east, 9-second period, with glassy conditions from a light NW wind. The combined energy is moderate (220) and the forecast is "expect good surf conditions". That's a solid morning for a paddle.
Then on the 2nd of September, the swell starts to pump up. Wednesday morning sees a 5ft east swell, 10-second period, and the energy jumps to 488 (moderate). The wind is light and cross, so it's not perfect, but it's clean. The afternoon gets a bit bigger at 5ft, but the wind swings onshore. For the morning of the 4th of September, we get a clean 3ft east swell, 10-second period, with light cross-off winds. That's another good one to mark.
So, the standout is Thursday morning, 1st September at Mullaway. It's got a decent 4ft east swell, a clean 9-second period, and glassy winds. The energy is moderate (220) and conditions are forecast to be good. It's a long-range call, so keep an eye on the forecasts, but it's the best option on the table.
After that, the swell starts to drop off again. The 3rd and 4th of September have some ok windows, but the winds get messy in the afternoons.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 146 | 97 | 61 | 35 | 46 | 34 | 52 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 62 | 51 | 56 | 75 | 173 | 90 | 83 | 73 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:44PM1.27m | 1:01AM0.94m | 3:13PM1.27m | 2:54AM0.84m | 4:39PM1.33m | 4:55AM0.87m | 5:39PM1.43m | 5:58AM0.95m | 6:22PM1.53m | 6:39AM1.05m | 6:57PM1.62m | 7:13AM1.15m | 7:29PM1.70m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19PM0.76m | 7:28AM0.52m | 10:37PM0.74m | 8:54AM0.57m | 11:58PM0.64m | 10:24AM0.54m | 00:39AM0.54m | 11:28AM0.47m | 1:08AM0.44m | 12:15PM0.38m | 1:35AM0.34m | 12:54PM0.30m | 2:01AM0.26m | ||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 160 | 146 | 97 | 61 | 35 | 46 | 34 | 34 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 43 | 43 | 51 | 75 | 32 | 90 | 83 | 73 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 6 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | E 7 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 29 | 51 | 56 | 56 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 11 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 3 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 24 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 62 | 15 | 7 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NE 4 | NNW 2 | NNE 5 | NE 7 | — | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | N 3 | ENE 8 | N 6 | SSW 2 | — | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 27 | 52 | — | 8 | 17 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 173 | 60 | 1 | — | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 164 | 0 | 51 | 296 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 110 |
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The above surf forecast table for Mullaway provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Mullaway can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Mullaway surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Mullaway) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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