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Mckenzies Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Far South (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Mckenzies Beach surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.6° C
(Which is 2.8°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 10AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mckenzies Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
908 | 705 | 631 | 551 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 637 | 736 | 595 | 439 | 334 | 270 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 250 | 245 | 194 | 190 | 179 | 170 | 201 | 246 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:15PM1.77m | 11:16AM1.25m | 11:10PM1.72m | 12:18PM1.23m | 00:09AM1.64m | 1:21PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08AM0.14m | 4:45PM0.50m | 6:06AM0.19m | 5:46PM0.56m | 7:05AM0.26m | 6:53PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 908 | 705 | 631 | 551 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 283 | 366 | 304 | 212 | 324 | 270 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 250 | 245 | 194 | 190 | 179 | 170 | 201 | 246 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 251 | 302 | 215 | 194 | 81 | 165 | 248 | 408 | 337 | 343 | 331 | 167 | 171 | — | 176 | 130 | 71 | 69 | 57 | 61 | 41 | 37 | 24 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 7 | SE 14 | S 8 | S 12 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 55 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 597 | 659 | 524 | 506 | 393 | 459 | 427 | 637 | 736 | 595 | 439 | 334 | 251 | 203 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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