Mckenzies Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.80° S 150.23° E

Mckenzies Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mckenzies Beach sea temperature is
17.3° C
1.0° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mckenzies Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
6
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
S
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
1.1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
32
32
49
85
115
639
569
469
270
204
133
139
110
139
115
144
255
170
133
131
128
118
88
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
E
10
E
0
NE
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
E
10
E
10
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:03AM0.96m
4:26PM1.36m
5:13AM0.95m
5:16PM1.41m
6:10AM0.98m
6:02PM1.46m
Low Tide
10:30PM0.61m
9:27AM0.62m
11:32PM0.56m
10:19AM0.63m
00:21AM0.49m
11:13AM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
10
8
8
11
15
15
13
10
10
11
11
15
19
17
16
14
12
11
11
14
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
6
4
3
7
11
11
10
6
6
7
7
12
16
14
15
11
9
8
8
11
12
12
12
10
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