Mckenzies Beach surf break

Mckenzies Beach surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.8°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 6AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (17 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
1.2
SSE
1.6
S
1.4
S
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
ENE
1.3
NE
1.7
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.8
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
Period(s) (?)888888857766746669974666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13111612513813511293812501845037377221287492724524187113132
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
10
SSE
5
E
0
N
5
NW
10
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:01AM
1.12
4:51PM
1.53
5:57AM
1.19
5:49PM
1.56
6:42AM
1.27
6:39PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:45PM
0.33
10:21AM
0.59
11:44PM
0.30
11:26AM
0.53
12:31AM
0.27
12:20PM
0.46
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise--5:56-------5:54-------5:54-----
Sunset-----5:50-------5:51-------5:52--
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191615191918161414121114161817141312121824201917
Feels °C (?)1713121615141211131110111112131110991519151614
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Far South

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Mckenzies Beach (light winds from the W at MontagueIslandLighhouse 50 km from Mckenzies Beach). 1.0m 8s swell from the NE with a 0.3m 4s local chop from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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11 km/h
W
0.0
18.2
Air / Water (°C)
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