Mckenzies Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.80° S 150.23° E

Issued: 3 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mckenzies Beach sea temperature is

18.5°C

Mckenzies Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Mckenzies Beach today (02 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mckenzies Beach at 9AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (02 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Evening (02 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 2								Saturday 3								Sunday 4
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	109	140	173	155	136	116	164	181	94	91	75	79	101	171	239	234	244	250	226	244	314	310	240	187
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	S	E	ENE	NE	N	S	E	SSE	S	SSE	ENE	ENE	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide	11:54PM1.17m				12:02PM1.54m					1:03AM1.11m				1:07PM1.52m				3:22AM1.09m				2:21PM1.51m
Low Tide			5:32AM0.49m				6:57PM0.31m				6:34AM0.56m					8:11PM0.34m				7:49AM0.60m				9:25PM0.33m


	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:04	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	—	—	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	17	19	19	18	16	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	16	15	15	15	16	16	15	14	14
Feels °C	13	14	14	17	19	18	18	17	16	16	17	17	16	18	18	14	13	13	12	13	12	12	12	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	109	140	173	155	136	116	113	128	94	91	75	79	101	171	239	234	244	129	166	201	201	193	240	187
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	S 7	S 15	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	S 15	S 14	—	S 13	S 12	NE 9	NE 8
kJ	7	6	6	16	7	4	4	4	3	5	5	36	4	82	110	136	115	4	4	—	4	3	189	166
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 14	—	S 9	S 9	S 9	—	—	S 5	S 9	S 9	S 15	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	—	—	—	—	E 18	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	—	4	—	2	2	2	—	—	2	2	1	5	5	4	4	4	4	—	—	—	—	7	21	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 3	SSE 4	S 5	—	—	—	NE 8	NE 8	—	—	—	—	NE 8	NE 8	—	SSW 3	—	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 8	—	—
kJ	8	14	22	—	—	—	164	181	—	—	—	—	82	141	—	3	—	250	226	244	314	310	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	37	1	1	0	72	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	68	0	0	1	1	5	12	37	92	130	1	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	2
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