Mckenzies Beach surf break

Mckenzies Beach surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 AEST
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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
21.8° C
(Which is 2.7°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 4AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (13 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (13 May)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.5
S
9
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.4
SSE
9
0.7
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
1.1
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
175
235
240
240
320
240
204
200
88
64
77
62
52
45
41
38
31
32
32
26
32
56
62
108
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:47PM1.29m
4:50AM1.31m
5:30PM1.40m
5:46AM1.32m
6:13PM1.51m
6:40AM1.33m
Low Tide
10:47PM0.55m
11:06AM0.39m
11:43PM0.42m
11:49AM0.36m
00:36AM0.30m
12:33PM0.33m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:02
5:02
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
19
18
17
16
15
15
17
19
18
15
14
15
15
15
14
16
17
16
17
16
16
17
18
16
18
17
16
15
13
13
16
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
1.1
ESE
6
Energy kJ
175
235
240
240
216
240
204
200
88
64
46
40
52
39
41
31
31
32
32
24
32
56
62
108
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.5
S
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
100
69
68
43
41
39
21
21
21
21
9
9
40
45
39
38
23
25
26
26
26
26
15
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
10
9
2
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
3
2
2
2
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
5
1.3
SSE
10
0.8
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
Energy kJ
26
320
37
60
77
62
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
13
37
13
1
1
1
37
59
5
0
0
0
0
0
72
72
0
0
0
0
0
0
72
53
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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