Mckenzies Beach surf break

Mckenzies Beach surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 24 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
21.3° 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 1PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (24 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (24 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
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)
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
0
0
0
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.3
E
12
3
ENE
12
3
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
3
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1952
2261
2065
1966
1790
1760
1610
1455
1431
1288
1288
1310
1310
1310
1194
1215
1236
1256
1565
2518
2284
1048
957
2559
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
WNW
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
5
E
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
10
NNW
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:25PM1.29m
3:19AM1.38m
4:18PM1.35m
4:20AM1.31m
5:04PM1.40m
Low Tide
8:59AM0.38m
9:14PM0.62m
9:50AM0.42m
10:20PM0.58m
10:35AM0.45m
11:19PM0.53m
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:55
4:55
4:54
1
1
1
8
22
8
6
3
Temp °C
16
17
19
19
18
17
16
16
15
17
19
19
18
16
15
15
16
17
18
16
16
17
17
17
16
18
17
16
16
16
15
15
14
16
18
19
17
15
14
13
15
15
19
17
13
13
13
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.5
E
12
0.2
S
11
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1952
2261
2065
1966
1790
1760
1610
1455
1431
1288
1288
1310
1310
1310
1194
1215
1236
1256
1277
1820
9
1048
957
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.1
SE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.6
S
8
Energy kJ
6
6
21
9
21
20
18
15
11
10
9
9
8
10
10
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
12
3
ENE
12
3
E
12
2.1
ENE
7
2
E
8
3
ENE
12
Energy kJ
1565
2518
2284
456
484
2559
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
53
53
0
0
0
0
0
0
53
53
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
72
125
53
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
9
9
9
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