Surf Forecasts:
Mullaway surf forecast from 18 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 25 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period, ESE swell with 3,184 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 21 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s 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 Tuesday (Jul 21) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 11s. 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 Sunday (Jul 19) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 23) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Tue 21st Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Mullaway over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Lookin’ at the next couple weeks at Mullaway, and I gotta be straight with ya—it’s a rough start. We’ve got a solid week of frustrating conditions before anything even starts to look decent. For the first few days, the swell is there, but it’s all cross-wind and choppy, making it a real struggle.
We kick off Saturday the 18th with a 8ft ESE swell, but it’s getting hammered by a 22 mph S cross-wind. The water’s sitting at 68°, which is about average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there. The combined energy is strong (1184), but the surf is just poor. That theme carries right through Sunday the 19th—bigger 12ft swell (2814) but still cross and messy. Monday the 20th isn’t much better, with a 10ft ESE swell (3360) and cross-onshore winds. This is all too big and blown out for anyone but the most experienced, and even then, it’s not pretty.
Tuesday the 21st sees the swell drop to 6ft (583), but the wind is still cross or cross-on. It’s still marginal. Wednesday the 22nd morning is the first real glimmer—a clean 4ft E swell (217) with a light NW cross-offshore breeze. That’s surfable, but it’s small. The afternoon goes sour again. Thursday the 23rd is tiny and not worth the paddle.
The first standout doesn’t come until Friday the 24th, over a week away. The morning session has a clean 6ft SSE swell (641) with a good S cross-offshore wind—that’s a solid combo for Mullaway, a point break that can handle the size. The period is 9 seconds, so it’s a decent groundswell with some energy. Look for a window early Friday. Saturday the 25th morning is also clean with a 4ft SSE swell (326), but it’s a step down in size.
After that, we taper off into very small stuff. By late July and into August, heights drop to 2ft to 3ft, and while you get a few glassy moments—like Sunday the 2nd of August morning with a 3ft ESE swell and glassy conditions (187)—the energy is weak. The combined energy values drop into the low hundreds (like 90 to 255), so it’s really just a paddle more than a ride.
Overall, if you’ve got the patience, Friday the 24th morning is your best bet. It’s not a world-class day, but it’s the best on offer. The rest of the run is either blown out or flat. Hang in there—forecasts can change, but for now, it’s a bit of a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 791 | 3184 | 2696 | 1632 | 1506 | 1846 | 1086 | 701 | 535 | 392 | 274 | 194 | 157 | 140 | 109 | 106 | 295 | 566 | 965 | 783 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:09PM1.69m | 11:49AM1.24m | 11:47PM1.51m | 12:43PM1.24m | 00:27AM1.34m | 1:44PM1.24m | 1:11AM1.17m | 2:56PM1.26m | 2:10AM1.03m | 4:10PM1.32m | 3:32AM0.94m | 5:13PM1.40m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40PM0.29m | 5:47AM0.21m | 5:29PM0.43m | 6:26AM0.27m | 6:24PM0.57m | 7:07AM0.34m | 7:33PM0.69m | 7:52AM0.39m | 9:07PM0.76m | 8:46AM0.43m | 10:52PM0.73m | 9:48AM0.45m | 00:08AM0.65m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 | — |
mm | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 11 | S 18 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 791 | 2308 | 107 | 1632 | 1506 | 1480 | 1086 | 701 | 535 | 392 | 274 | 194 | 157 | 140 | 109 | 88 | 50 | 35 | 37 | 385 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 20 | S 24 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | — | SSE 12 | S 15 | ENE 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 79 | 72 | 11 | 103 | 6 | 34 | 54 | 47 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 11 | — | 15 | 40 | 25 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 23 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 20 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 21 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 314 | 3184 | 2696 | 528 | 240 | 1846 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 106 | 295 | 566 | 965 | 783 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 557 | 441 | 441 | 344 | 110 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 110 | 73 | 0 |
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