Mckenzies Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.80° S 150.23° E

Mckenzies Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mckenzies Beach sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.5° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mckenzies Beach at 8PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (16 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
4
4
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
8
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
0.9
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
552
1322
1470
1886
1375
979
446
343
288
239
202
190
194
125
143
108
88
86
59
57
Wind (km/h)
30
S
35
SSE
35
S
25
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
S
15
E
15
ENE
5
NNE
10
NW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
0
NW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:27AM1.41m
11:53PM1.08m
12:08PM1.36m
00:43AM0.99m
12:55PM1.31m
Low Tide
6:04PM0.48m
5:34AM0.57m
6:59PM0.55m
6:11AM0.65m
8:04PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
5:51
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
10
9
8
8
12
14
13
13
11
10
9
10
14
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
6
4
4
3
4
4
5
10
10
9
11
8
8
6
8
11
13
14
16
13
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