Mckenzies Beach surf break

Mckenzies Beach surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 24 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
22.5° C
(Which is 2.5°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 1PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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 Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
SE
9
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
ESE
8
1.4
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
132
240
177
131
230
201
159
123
107
54
42
123
161
97
80
60
60
48
47
151
147
73
43
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
ENE
10
E
15
NE
10
NNE
5
W
10
WSW
10
NW
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:53PM1.17m
2:42AM1.50m
4:00PM1.23m
3:52AM1.47m
4:55PM1.30m
Low Tide
8:33AM0.32m
8:20PM0.63m
9:38AM0.34m
9:35PM0.60m
10:34AM0.35m
10:42PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:30
6:31
6:31
6:31
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5:23
5:22
5:21
5:20
Temp °C
15
17
20
19
18
16
15
15
15
18
22
20
19
17
16
15
14
17
19
20
19
16
15
15
13
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
16
19
17
18
17
15
13
11
16
16
19
19
16
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
SE
9
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.2
ESE
7
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
Energy kJ
202
132
240
177
131
230
201
159
123
107
54
40
23
124
97
80
60
60
48
5
92
112
73
43
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
9
0.7
E
10
0.8
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
144
94
99
64
62
36
34
33
23
16
15
9
9
15
13
13
13
6
6
2
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
SE
8
0.1
N
10
0.3
SE
8
0.1
E
11
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
70
2
2
2
22
16
2
9
2
9
5
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
2
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.2
NNW
2
0.7
ENE
7
1
ENE
4
1.4
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
0.9
N
6
0.8
ENE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
1
15
27
32
20
23
15
1
48
42
123
161
50
47
151
147
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
5
81
81
5
0
0
0
0
8
64
72
8
0
0
0
0
0
72
495
5
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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