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Mckenzies Beach surf break

Mckenzies Beach surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
22.7° C
(Which is 2.5°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 8PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (20 Apr)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
4
4
3
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
2
SE
2
SE
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.6
SE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)12111111101010101010910101011111111111111101212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)115499193883173472064768061458948158964072482882891593297311141114527624599
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crossoncross-
on
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:22AM
1.30
10:27PM
1.68
11:21AM
1.23
11:22PM
1.64
12:26PM
1.17
12:23AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:02PM
0.39
5:14AM
0.18
4:55PM
0.47
6:17AM
0.24
5:55PM
0.55
7:24AM
0.29
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:26-------6:28-------6:28-
Sunset-5:29-------5:27-------5:25------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161717151413131617171716151516171818171515141417
Feels °C (?)131415131211111414151515141315161616161414131316
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