Mckenzies Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.90° S 151.28° E

Mckenzies Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mckenzies Bay sea temperature is
16.6° C
1.2° 

Mckenzies Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mckenzies Bay today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mckenzies Bay at 5PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

Table - waves today at Mckenzies Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
13
0.9
E
8
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
1
NE
5
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
ENE
5
0.1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
79
77
77
95
93
102
97
86
82
78
262
246
83
70
79
57
41
32
60
31
3
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
20
NE
20
NNE
5
NE
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:07PM1.32m
00:17AM1.05m
12:55PM1.29m
1:12AM0.93m
1:51PM1.26m
Low Tide
5:38AM0.29m
6:29PM0.42m
6:14AM0.39m
7:34PM0.47m
6:57AM0.47m
8:49PM0.50m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
14
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
16
19
19
20
19
Feels °C
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
11
13
14
11
11
13
13
12
10
13
15
15
19
18
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