Mckenzies Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.80° S 150.23° E

Mckenzies Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mckenzies Beach sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.1° 

Mckenzies Beach 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 Beach today (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Mckenzies Beach at 12PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (26 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (26 Aug)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
3
4
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.4
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
7
2.2
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.8
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
1
S
9
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
1.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
93
131
181
538
765
555
418
134
115
154
147
112
205
417
513
433
400
320
235
190
244
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
10
S
0
SSW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
0
WSW
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
N
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
10
ESE
15
NE
5
NE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
7:11AM1.14m
6:58PM1.50m
7:46AM1.21m
7:38PM1.53m
8:19AM1.27m
8:17PM1.54m
Low Tide
12:36PM0.53m
1:39AM0.28m
1:19PM0.46m
2:12AM0.23m
2:01PM0.40m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:35
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
14
13
13
12
11
10
12
13
14
13
11
10
9
9
13
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
11
10
11
12
12
11
10
9
8
11
9
11
11
9
8
7
7
12
12
12
14
11
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