Mckenzies Beach surf break

Mckenzies Beach surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 06 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
21.5° 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 4PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (06 May)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
5
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.7
S
7
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
9
2
S
9
3
S
12
3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
494
485
476
443
370
451
442
370
306
260
218
266
421
377
596
563
369
256
431
831
494
627
2204
1881
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
N
20
NE
25
NE
15
N
10
NW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WSW
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:28AM1.07m
11:11PM1.45m
12:22PM1.04m
11:56PM1.40m
1:21PM1.04m
00:48AM1.35m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.42m
4:39PM0.67m
6:16AM0.45m
5:27PM0.73m
7:07AM0.48m
6:26PM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
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6:39
6:39
6:41
6:41
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5:10
5:09
5:08
5:07
1
Temp °C
13
17
20
20
17
13
12
12
13
11
14
14
12
10
9
8
9
17
21
20
17
15
14
13
11
15
16
15
13
10
9
8
10
5
6
6
5
4
4
3
4
13
15
14
13
12
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.7
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
Energy kJ
494
485
476
443
370
451
442
370
306
260
218
167
133
377
596
563
369
256
202
187
187
257
777
792
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
12
Energy kJ
20
13
10
6
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
78
52
53
52
51
33
33
36
40
43
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
S
17
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
4
14
14
14
13
12
1
2
6
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
3
1
NE
5
1
NNE
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.4
NW
3
0.4
W
3
1.4
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.9
S
8
0.5
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
1.6
S
9
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
9
2
S
9
3
S
12
3
S
11
Energy kJ
9
46
53
2
2
2
178
181
266
421
9
9
27
10
431
831
494
627
2204
1881
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
5
4
Distance (km)
0
0
72
81
5
0
0
0
0
1
13
139
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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