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Mckenzies Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Far South (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Mckenzies Beach surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.6° 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 7PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Mckenzies Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | |
31 | 29 | 60 | 79 | 42 | 29 | 18 | 24 | 56 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 67 | 136 | 58 | 74 | 101 | 80 | 95 | 110 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 6:20PM1.44m | 6:34AM1.39m | 6:57PM1.50m | 7:16AM1.35m | 7:31PM1.55m | 7:56AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:02PM0.36m | 00:29AM0.41m | 12:38PM0.38m | 1:14AM0.36m | 1:11PM0.39m | 1:56AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 1 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 42 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 56 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 36 | 64 | 40 | 95 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 15 | S 14 | SE 13 | S 10 | E 16 | E 16 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 48 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 19 | S 15 | S 8 | — | S 8 | E 16 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | — | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 29 | 60 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 136 | 58 | 74 | 101 | 80 | — | 110 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 197 | 490 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 419 | 81 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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