Mckenzies Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.80° S 150.23° E

Mckenzies Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mckenzies Beach sea temperature is
18.6°C
1.5° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mckenzies Beach at 4AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (24 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
2
2
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.4
NE
9
2.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
393
305
371
293
248
164
187
242
364
496
510
470
475
569
450
699
827
802
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NW
20
NE
25
NE
10
W
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:53PM1.35m
7:27AM1.39m
7:40PM1.37m
8:04AM1.48m
8:27PM1.37m
Low Tide
1:08AM0.35m
1:34PM0.39m
1:46AM0.32m
2:20PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
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Temp °C
19
17
16
16
18
21
22
22
20
18
18
18
22
26
23
22
22
19
Feels °C
16
16
15
16
18
19
19
20
20
18
18
17
21
24
21
20
22
20
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