Mckenzies Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve just had a good look at the charts for Mckenzies Beach. Let’s be straight up, mate – this is a tough stretch. The next 16 days are looking pretty flat and ordinary, with only a few fleeting moments that might get your heart rate up. The first surf worth paddling out for doesn’t show until Saturday the 8th, and even then it’s a one-star morning with glassy, clear skies and small 2ft swell from the SSE. The water’s a touch warmer than usual for this time of year at 63°, which is a nice bonus, but the wave energy is weak (67). It’s surfable, but barely.

The real action, if you can call it that, kicks off on Sunday the 9th afternoon. We get a pulse of 5ft swell from the NE, with a short period of 6 seconds, and clean cross-off winds from the NNW at 12 mph. The combined energy jumps to 384 (moderate), but it’s still a marginal forecast. Monday the 10th morning is the best on offer in the whole window. The swell builds to 8ft from the NE, period 9 seconds, and the wind is fresh cross-off from the NNW at 19 mph, keeping it clean. The energy is strong at 1021. That’s a solid, punchy wave for intermediate to advanced surfers, but at 8ft, beginners will want to sit this one out. The afternoon backs off a bit to 6ft with a sweet offshore from the WNW at 16 mph – still clean, but the energy drops to 590.

After Monday, it’s a long, slow grind. From Tuesday the 11th through to the end of the second week, we’re mostly stuck with small, weak swells under 3ft, and the wind toys with us, often going cross-on or onshore. There’s a morning on Friday the 21st with 4ft from the SSE and glassy conditions, but it’s a short-period (6 seconds) rain shower mess, and the energy is only 149. Not a standout.

Honestly, mate, for this 16-day window, the only true standout is Monday the 10th morning at Mckenzies Beach – that 8ft NE swell with clean cross-off breeze is the best wave you’ll see. It’s a point break, so it’s exposed and very consistent, but it’s often crowded, so expect company. The optimum swell direction is SE, and this NE swell isn’t a perfect match, but the size and clean wind make it worth it. For the rest of it, you’re chasing scraps. The conditions are so flat and wind-affected that a beach setup like this might actually look more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on some days.

Rusty

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