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Mckenzies Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Far South (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Mckenzies Beach surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Mckenzies Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mckenzies Beach sea temperature is
21.5° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mckenzies Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Mckenzies Beach at 4PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mckenzies Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | |
494 | 485 | 476 | 443 | 370 | 451 | 442 | 370 | 306 | 260 | 218 | 266 | 421 | 377 | 596 | 563 | 369 | 256 | 431 | 831 | 494 | 627 | 2204 | 1881 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:28AM1.07m | 11:11PM1.45m | 12:22PM1.04m | 11:56PM1.40m | 1:21PM1.04m | 00:48AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.42m | 4:39PM0.67m | 6:16AM0.45m | 5:27PM0.73m | 7:07AM0.48m | 6:26PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 |
 | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
 kJ | 494 | 485 | 476 | 443 | 370 | 451 | 442 | 370 | 306 | 260 | 218 | 167 | 133 | 377 | 596 | 563 | 369 | 256 | 202 | 187 | 187 | 257 | 777 | 792 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 78 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 40 | 43 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 8 | — | — | N 11 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 10 | N 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 5 | NW 3 | W 3 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | S 9 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 46 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 178 | 181 | 266 | 421 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 10 | — | 431 | 831 | 494 | 627 | 2204 | 1881 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 72 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 139 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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