Mckenzies Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.80° S 150.23° E

Mckenzies Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mckenzies Beach sea temperature is
17.1°C
0.9° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mckenzies Beach at 1PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
8
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
113
113
113
73
73
58
55
55
55
56
57
57
74
34
70
53
55
57
57
60
68
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
E
15
E
15
ENE
5
NNE
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
N
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
8:53AM1.33m
8:56PM1.52m
9:27AM1.37m
9:36PM1.47m
10:04AM1.40m
Low Tide
2:42PM0.35m
3:19AM0.22m
3:25PM0.32m
3:53AM0.25m
4:10PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
11
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
12
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
15
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
9
12
11
12
12
10
11
9
10
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
14
13
13
14
12
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