Mckenzies Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.80° S 150.23° E

Mckenzies Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mckenzies Beach sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.8° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mckenzies Beach at 3PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (05 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
2.1
S
7
2.3
S
8
2
S
8
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.6
SSE
7
2
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
188
217
212
296
261
371
296
269
264
253
242
232
151
478
737
503
222
195
218
252
748
539
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
5
S
20
E
10
E
30
S
30
S
35
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:36PM1.52m
5:48AM1.22m
5:44PM1.54m
6:41AM1.31m
6:44PM1.56m
Low Tide
10:08AM0.59m
11:30PM0.30m
11:22AM0.53m
00:25AM0.27m
12:26PM0.45m
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part cloud
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light rain
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
17
18
19
18
15
15
14
14
21
21
20
15
14
12
11
11
13
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
13
17
16
17
18
13
14
13
12
19
17
18
9
8
4
4
5
6
6
8
9
9
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