Mckenzies Beach surf break

Mckenzies Beach surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
21.4° C
(Which is 1.9°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 3AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (07 May)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
4
5
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.4
S
8
2.1
S
9
2.2
S
9
3
S
12
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.9
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
370
451
370
370
306
260
218
178
377
363
606
530
326
207
239
273
731
792
2502
899
692
566
473
682
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NW
15
W
15
WNW
5
W
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
SE
10
SE
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:11PM1.45m
12:22PM1.04m
11:56PM1.40m
1:21PM1.04m
00:48AM1.35m
2:21PM1.06m
Low Tide
4:39PM0.67m
6:16AM0.45m
5:27PM0.73m
7:07AM0.48m
6:26PM0.77m
7:59AM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
6:41
6:41
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5:09
5:08
5:07
2
Temp °C
18
14
12
12
13
12
14
15
12
11
10
9
10
17
21
20
17
15
14
13
12
16
17
17
14
11
9
8
11
5
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
12
15
14
12
12
11
11
9
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
1.3
S
8
1.4
S
9
2
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
370
451
370
370
306
260
218
167
131
104
606
530
326
207
33
33
241
286
966
899
692
566
473
391
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
8
0.2
NNW
3
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
78
73
52
51
50
2
57
145
43
45
44
43
25
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
9
0.1
SW
4
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
11
0.2
S
19
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
13
12
2
1
1
6
6
2
2
2
2
37
40
28
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
NW
3
1.2
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.5
S
6
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
1.2
S
9
1.4
S
8
2.1
S
9
2.2
S
9
3
S
12
1.9
S
10
Energy kJ
37
38
1
2
127
189
178
377
363
4
1
2
3
239
273
731
792
2502
682
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
5
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
2
139
58
1
1
0
0
0
6
13
92
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
37
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
4
2
7
7
4
5
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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