Mckenzies Beach surf break

Mckenzies Beach surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 07 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 2.0°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 5AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 07). 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 (08 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (08 May)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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)
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
7
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
7
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.5
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
1.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
238
187
127
302
279
217
414
493
482
1039
1764
1577
1353
1060
755
601
294
275
212
176
180
158
209
449
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:56PM1.40m
1:21PM1.04m
00:48AM1.35m
2:21PM1.06m
1:45AM1.31m
3:16PM1.11m
Low Tide
5:27PM0.73m
7:07AM0.48m
6:26PM0.77m
7:59AM0.49m
7:33PM0.78m
8:50AM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:41
6:41
6:43
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5:08
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
12
10
10
9
10
17
20
18
17
14
13
13
13
15
17
17
16
15
15
14
13
15
16
17
5
5
6
4
5
12
13
11
12
10
10
10
10
12
14
15
15
13
13
12
11
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
10
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
7
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.5
S
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
11
1.7
S
9
2
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
Energy kJ
131
187
127
302
279
217
414
35
39
463
899
850
641
533
454
360
294
275
212
176
180
158
209
245
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
13
Energy kJ
102
73
74
52
51
51
40
42
43
45
43
43
25
26
45
45
45
46
46
46
75
84
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
N
10
0.4
ENE
12
0.2
S
18
0.1
SE
16
Energy kJ
2
2
1
7
7
6
6
2
46
25
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
7
0.7
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
4
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
9
1.5
S
10
Energy kJ
238
14
3
3
6
7
8
493
482
1039
1764
1577
1353
1060
755
601
449
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
1
5
0
0
0
6
58
13
1
0
0
0
0
1
37
37
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
3
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
8
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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