Mckenzies Beach surf break

Mckenzies Beach surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 07 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 9PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
4
5
4
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.5
S
7
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
7
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
11
3
S
11
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
2
S
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
167
238
187
152
367
284
221
440
450
445
1099
1965
1829
653
544
755
367
300
243
221
185
147
158
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SW
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
12:22PM1.04m
11:56PM1.40m
1:21PM1.04m
00:48AM1.35m
2:21PM1.06m
1:45AM1.31m
Low Tide
5:27PM0.73m
7:07AM0.48m
6:26PM0.77m
7:59AM0.49m
7:33PM0.78m
8:50AM0.48m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
6:41
6:43
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5:09
5:08
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
13
14
12
10
10
9
10
17
20
19
17
15
13
13
12
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
12
15
5
6
5
5
6
5
5
12
13
12
11
11
10
10
9
14
14
15
15
13
13
12
10
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
7
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.5
S
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
11
1.8
S
9
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
9
Energy kJ
208
167
131
187
152
367
284
221
440
34
39
529
1008
867
653
544
454
367
300
243
221
185
147
158
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
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
Energy kJ
2
2
102
73
74
52
51
51
42
45
45
44
43
25
44
45
45
45
46
46
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.5
S
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
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
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
6
61
2
2
3
1
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
2
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.5
S
7
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
4
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
11
3
S
11
2
S
10
Energy kJ
121
155
238
13
7
3
5
6
7
450
445
1099
1965
1829
755
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
4
5
4
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
474
58
1
5
0
0
0
6
184
33
6
0
0
0
0
0
1
37
0
0
0
0
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
8
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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