Mckenzies Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.80° S 150.23° E

Mckenzies Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mckenzies Beach sea temperature is
17.1° C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Mckenzies Beach today (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mckenzies Beach at 7AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
24
29
25
13
17
20
20
29
43
58
405
623
650
627
615
586
540
531
531
531
521
436
511
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
W
5
W
0
W
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:39PM1.69m
11:25AM1.36m
11:26PM1.56m
12:12PM1.35m
00:13AM1.41m
12:59PM1.34m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.18m
5:15PM0.43m
5:58AM0.27m
6:09PM0.50m
6:39AM0.37m
7:06PM0.56m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:03
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5:05
5:05
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
15
13
13
12
12
10
10
12
14
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
15
15
15
13
Feels °C
10
9
9
11
13
11
12
10
10
7
7
10
11
10
12
11
9
8
8
8
11
13
14
10
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