Mckenzies Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.80° S 150.23° E

Mckenzies Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mckenzies Beach sea temperature is
17.5° C
1.3° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mckenzies Beach at 12PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (11 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (11 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
9
1.2
S
7
1.3
SSW
6
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
210
290
314
320
300
279
217
168
127
90
68
49
49
48
47
64
143
139
50
31
30
30
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
W
20
E
15
E
0
NNE
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
25
W
20
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
0
SW
15
E
10
E
5
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:10AM1.23m
7:09PM1.76m
7:58AM1.31m
8:00PM1.79m
8:43AM1.38m
8:47PM1.76m
Low Tide
12:40PM0.38m
1:53AM0.09m
1:35PM0.32m
2:38AM0.07m
2:27PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
9
15
16
16
14
10
10
9
10
15
17
18
15
13
11
10
9
13
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
5
12
11
12
13
5
6
6
6
10
11
12
11
9
8
7
6
11
10
12
12
9
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