Mckenzies Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.80° S 150.23° E

Mckenzies Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mckenzies Beach sea temperature is
18.7°C
1.8° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mckenzies Beach at 12PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1
SE
8
1.1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
SE
8
1.2
ENE
5
1.3
NE
5
1
NE
5
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
1
ENE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.4
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
156
176
176
115
158
102
139
181
114
117
114
77
58
84
51
55
43
42
33
56
106
133
132
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:27AM1.01m
1:15PM1.36m
2:32AM0.98m
2:07PM1.32m
3:45AM1.00m
3:07PM1.29m
Low Tide
6:38AM0.71m
8:27PM0.53m
7:33AM0.77m
9:26PM0.54m
8:44AM0.79m
10:21PM0.53m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
16
15
17
18
17
17
15
15
14
15
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
18
19
19
18
16
Feels °C
14
15
14
16
15
14
15
13
14
12
14
15
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
14
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