Mckenzies Beach surf break

Mckenzies Beach surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 14 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
21.8° 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 2AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (15 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (15 May)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
31
33
43
54
69
173
145
150
124
116
119
123
107
219
280
273
280
396
461
482
493
516
600
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:13PM1.51m
6:40AM1.33m
6:58PM1.62m
7:34AM1.34m
7:44PM1.71m
8:27AM1.32m
Low Tide
00:36AM0.30m
12:33PM0.33m
1:28AM0.20m
1:19PM0.33m
2:21AM0.13m
2:06PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:01
5:00
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
15
15
16
18
18
18
16
15
15
15
16
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
19
21
20
18
16
15
14
14
16
17
17
18
16
14
14
14
15
18
18
17
17
16
16
15
19
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
41
31
33
43
54
69
105
145
150
124
116
119
123
107
219
280
273
280
396
461
482
493
516
600
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
SE
15
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.4
ENE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
24
26
26
26
26
26
16
14
8
7
7
7
7
30
7
7
1
3
3
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
8
8
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
8
7
7
7
7
6
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
6
Energy kJ
173
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
37
53
0
0
0
0
0
0
72
53
0
0
0
0
0
0
53
72
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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