Mckenzies Beach surf break

Mckenzies Beach surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 17 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
21.7° C
(Which is 2.8°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 8AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (17 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (17 May)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
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
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
309
360
405
472
573
645
677
692
708
627
627
554
499
488
488
443
363
363
404
413
409
383
378
399
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
WNW
0
NE
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:27AM1.32m
8:32PM1.77m
9:22AM1.30m
9:22PM1.79m
10:18AM1.27m
Low Tide
2:21AM0.13m
2:06PM0.34m
3:15AM0.10m
2:56PM0.38m
4:11AM0.10m
3:48PM0.44m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
1
5
2
4
10
4
2
Temp °C
16
15
15
17
20
21
21
20
19
19
18
18
19
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
15
15
17
18
20
20
19
17
17
17
18
19
19
17
16
14
15
15
14
11
10
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
309
360
405
472
573
645
677
692
708
627
627
554
499
488
488
443
363
363
404
413
409
383
378
399
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.4
S
4
Energy kJ
1
3
3
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.2
WSW
3
0.6
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.6
S
6
2
S
7
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
6
6
6
5
14
1
10
52
202
377
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
53
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
71
13
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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