Mckenzies Beach surf break

Mckenzies Beach surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 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
22.7° C
(Which is 2.6°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 12AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SE
11
2.2
ESE
12
1.9
SE
11
1.7
SE
10
1.7
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
10
1.1
E
11
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
SE
9
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1110
1355
860
580
811
589
569
399
318
297
236
181
202
132
202
180
131
128
166
162
126
91
69
39
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
NW
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:23AM1.59m
1:38PM1.15m
1:31AM1.54m
2:53PM1.17m
2:42AM1.50m
4:00PM1.23m
Low Tide
5:55PM0.55m
7:24AM0.29m
7:05PM0.61m
8:33AM0.32m
8:20PM0.63m
9:38AM0.34m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
6:30
6:31
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5:24
5:23
5:22
Temp °C
17
15
14
14
14
16
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
17
20
19
18
16
16
15
15
18
22
20
17
14
13
13
13
16
17
17
16
15
14
13
13
16
17
16
16
15
15
13
13
16
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SE
11
2.2
ESE
12
1.9
SE
11
1.7
SE
10
1.7
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
SE
9
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.5
ESE
8
Energy kJ
1110
1355
860
580
811
589
569
399
318
284
236
181
202
132
202
180
131
128
166
162
126
91
69
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
15
0.9
ESE
14
1.1
E
13
1.3
ESE
12
1.2
SE
9
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
SE
9
0.7
E
10
0.8
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.7
NE
5
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
Energy kJ
110
336
421
511
235
399
319
341
302
297
216
125
144
94
99
64
62
22
34
33
23
16
26
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
SE
9
0.1
N
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
2
2
75
70
36
2
22
8
15
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
2
0.3
NE
2
0.6
ENE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
Energy kJ
2
1
8
21
32
19
12
16
10
10
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
72
53
0
0
0
0
0
0
81
81
5
0
0
0
0
8
64
72
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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