Surf Forecasts:
Mullaway surf forecast from 16 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 18 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 17 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period, S swell with 3,706 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 18 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSE 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 Friday (Sep 18) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.0m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 19s. 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 4.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 22) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Mullaway over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Let’s break down Mullaway. It’s a point break that’s wide open to the swell and built for advanced surfers. You’ll want to be comfortable out there.
Water temp is sitting around 69°, which is about normal for the season.
Honestly, this outlook is rough. There’s a big stretch of nothing worthwhile from the start all the way until the 19th. Early on, Wednesday the 16th, we’ve got a solid 8ft SSE swell, but that 22 mph crosswind is just trashing it. It gets up to 12ft that afternoon with 25 mph wind – that’s big and only for experts, but the wave’s all chopped out. The combined energy reads high (684 to 1831), but it doesn’t mean a thing when it’s that ugly. Thursday the 17th holds around 8ft with 19 mph crosswind – still messy and poor.
The one real highlight comes Saturday morning, September 19th. The swell drops to 3ft out of the SE with an 8-second period, and the wind goes glassy. That’s dead clean conditions. The wave energy is light (234), but for small, clean point surf, it’s the best we’re gonna get. No other session in the whole 16 days offers glass like this. It’ll be small, but clean. After that, it’s back to choppy, onshore junk right through the end. The 30th of September (Wednesday morning) has a little breather with a light cross-offshore and 4ft swell, but it’s still just "ordinary" – a last-ditch option.
Rusty, out.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Fri morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 672 | 1813 | 3706 | 1339 | 1080 | 660 | 349 | 133 | 138 | 102 | 65 | 77 | 45 | 100 | 137 | 99 | 56 | 117 | 123 | 178 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:01AM1.49m | 10:51PM1.14m | 11:43AM1.40m | 11:23PM1.00m | 12:39PM1.31m | 00:13AM0.87m | 2:06PM1.26m | 2:39AM0.80m | 3:50PM1.28m | 4:51AM0.87m | 4:59PM1.37m | 5:42AM0.99m | 5:44PM1.47m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM0.52m | 4:54AM0.37m | 6:12PM0.63m | 5:26AM0.47m | 7:39PM0.72m | 6:12AM0.58m | 10:07PM0.71m | 7:53AM0.66m | 11:25PM0.61m | 9:55AM0.64m | 00:00AM0.50m | 11:06AM0.54m | 00:28AM0.39m | ||||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
 | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | ENE 13 | SSE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 18 | 1839 | 7 | 7 | 660 | 349 | 133 | 138 | 102 | 65 | 77 | 45 | 100 | 66 | 24 | 56 | 117 | 123 | 123 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 132 | 113 | 79 | 65 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 137 | 99 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | NE 5 | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | N 10 | N 5 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 35 | 60 | 53 | 59 | 53 | 29 | 31 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | ENE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 672 | 1813 | 3706 | 1339 | 1080 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 22 | — | 2 | — | 59 | 178 | 111 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 410 | 1172 | 65 | 65 | 110 | 0 | 3 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 10 | 425 | 0 | 28 | 296 | 0 | 153 | 110 | 73 |
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