Mckenzies Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's break down what's coming for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, the first week is a bit of a slow burner. We're looking at a stretch where the surf is small and mostly average. Through Saturday the 8th, you're looking at tiny waves around 1ft to 2ft from the SE. The mornings are glassy, which is nice, but there's just no push. It's the kind of stuff you'd only paddle out for if you're desperate for a float.

We get a bit of a pulse on Sunday the 9th, with the swell bumping up to 4ft and the combined energy hitting 199. The wind is cross-off, keeping things clean, but the wave quality is still described as poor. It's a bit of a tease. By Monday the 10th, the swell is up to 6ft, with energy jumping to 585, but it's still being called marginal. The wind is cross-off and clean, so the conditions are there, but the swell direction and shape just aren't coming together right for Mckenzies Beach.

Now, pay attention to Tuesday the 11th. That's the first real highlight. Morning brings a clean 5ft swell from the SSE, with a period of 10 seconds and a solid 455 combined energy. The wind is offshore from the WNW, and the report says "expect good surf conditions." That's our first real window for a decent session. The afternoon gets a bit choppy as the wind swings onshore, so make it a dawn patrol.

We fall back into a slump after that. From Wednesday the 12th through the weekend, it's back to small, poor-quality surf with onshore winds. A few days of nothing to write home about.

The real standout, the one you want to circle on the calendar, is Monday the 17th of August. The morning is looking *excellent*. We've got a solid 8ft swell from the ESE, with a period of 11 seconds and a massive 1402 combined energy. The wind is dead calm, glassy conditions. This is proper groundswell with plenty of power. The report says it's "excellent surf conditions for experienced surfers," and that's the truth. At 8ft, this is for the experienced crew only. The afternoon gets a bit messy with a cross-onshore wind, so the morning window is the move.

Tuesday the 18th also has a solid morning with 6ft and glassy conditions, offering 758 combined energy. That's a great follow-up session. And we even see some clean conditions carrying into the mornings of the 20th and 21st, with the 21st showing a glassy 3ft from the E with a long 11-second period, making for a nice, clean end to the forecast.

In short: the first week is forgettable. Tuesday the 11th is a decent warm-up. But the prize is Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th of August. That's the window for the best, cleanest, and most powerful surf of the whole period.

Rusty.

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