Mckenzies Beach surf break

Mckenzies Beach surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
21.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Mckenzies Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Mckenzies Beach at 2PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (16 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s

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

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
4.5
ESE
5
E
4.5
E
4.5
E
4
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3
E
3
E
2.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)8999101010101010111111111111101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12761678177820462273249423222731278636754220467151485336492555344557398830822533201017061468705
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:13AM
1.48
8:06PM
1.04
7:56AM
1.54
8:50PM
1.09
8:37AM
1.58
9:31PM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:11PM
0.41
1:16AM
0.57
2:50PM
0.33
2:04AM
0.54
3:28PM
0.27
2:49AM
0.51
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise5:58-------6:00-------6:01-------
Sunset----8:16-------8:16-------8:15---
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
234423423222233324211111
Temp. °C191919181818181818181818181818181819191918181818
Feels °C (?)181916141314131414151414141515151415151615161617
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