Mckenzies Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.80° S 150.23° E

Mckenzies Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mckenzies Beach sea temperature is
18.2°C
1.6° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mckenzies Beach at 6AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (23 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (23 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu morning).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
NE
7
2.4
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
2.1
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
2
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
57
56
87
150
223
257
363
322
197
196
142
183
540
717
483
465
365
199
160
193
258
389
248
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
10
E
10
ESE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
15
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
N
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:01AM1.12m
5:43PM1.39m
6:35AM1.21m
6:27PM1.43m
7:08AM1.30m
7:09PM1.46m
Low Tide
11:46PM0.43m
11:27AM0.61m
00:22AM0.36m
12:14PM0.52m
00:56AM0.30m
12:57PM0.42m
light rain
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
14
15
16
16
16
15
14
19
20
19
17
16
16
17
18
27
30
26
19
19
Feels °C
11
11
11
13
13
14
14
16
16
15
13
17
15
15
14
15
15
16
17
25
26
25
17
18
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