Mckenzies Beach surf break

Mckenzies Beach surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 08 May 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
21.4° C
(Which is 2.0°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 12PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (08 May)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (08 May)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
7
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.7
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
1.5
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.2
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
302
279
221
482
389
445
1062
1665
1458
1224
463
391
307
249
222
180
176
151
166
205
458
490
254
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
5
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:56PM1.40m
1:21PM1.04m
00:48AM1.35m
2:21PM1.06m
1:45AM1.31m
3:16PM1.11m
Low Tide
7:07AM0.48m
6:26PM0.77m
7:59AM0.49m
7:33PM0.78m
8:50AM0.48m
8:43PM0.74m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
6:41
6:43
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5:08
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
10
9
10
17
20
19
17
15
15
15
14
16
17
17
16
15
14
13
12
15
16
17
17
16
6
4
5
12
13
12
12
11
12
12
11
14
14
15
15
13
12
11
10
14
14
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
7
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
ENE
11
1.8
S
9
2
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
127
302
279
221
51
82
39
529
899
850
641
463
391
307
249
222
180
176
151
166
205
205
283
254
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
12
Energy kJ
73
74
52
51
2
35
42
44
45
43
43
43
44
45
45
45
46
46
46
75
84
84
76
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
11
0.1
N
10
0.3
NW
3
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
N
10
0.4
ENE
12
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.1
SE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
Energy kJ
39
2
2
7
7
7
7
6
6
2
46
25
52
10
23
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
SW
3
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.7
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.6
S
10
Energy kJ
3
2
4
6
482
389
445
1062
1665
1458
1224
458
490
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
1
58
33
1
1
0
0
0
1
37
37
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
3
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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