Mckenzies Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks.

Mate, this forecast is a bit of a slow burner. The first few days are a write-off, so don’t even bother looking at the water until at least Tuesday the 8th. From Sunday the 6th right through Monday the 7th, it’s just windy junk – cross-shore and cross-onshore slop with swell that’s either too small or too messy. Total waste of time. You’ll be sitting on the beach watching the whitecaps, not surfing.

The first real chance comes Tuesday morning, the 8th of September. Mckenzies Beach is looking glassy early with a clean 6ft swell from the SSE. The energy is solid (553) and the period is a decent 9 seconds. It’s a point break here, so it should handle that swell direction well. Water temp is about 64°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – nice surprise. The wind is dead calm, glassy conditions. That’s your standout window for the week. A solid morning session.

Tuesday afternoon gets a bit lumpy again with the cross-on breeze, so don’t sleep in. Wednesday morning is cross-shore and choppy, and Wednesday afternoon is a fresh cross-on mess. Thursday the 10th though – that’s the big one. Thursday morning is glassy again, with a 7ft S swell and a 10-second period. The energy reading is massive (1329), so there’s plenty of push. This is excellent surf for experienced surfers, but at 7ft, it’s getting too big for beginners. The offshore wind early is a dream. The afternoon holds decent size at 8ft (2176 energy) but gets a bit of a cross-on bump, so the morning is the pick.

Friday the 11th is clean again in the morning with a 5ft SSE swell and glassy conditions – a good, manageable size. Saturday the 12th is a bit of a letdown with onshore chop. Then we get a nice little run from Sunday the 13th through Monday the 14th. Sunday morning has a light offshore WNW wind and a clean 3ft SSE swell. Sunday afternoon is glassy. Monday afternoon has a gentle offshore from the WNW and a clean 3ft SSE swell with a long 11-second period. That’s a nice, user-friendly wave for a relaxing session.

After that, the second week gets small and inconsistent. From the 15th onward, it’s mostly tiny, weak, or onshore slop. A few clean moments on the 16th morning (2ft, glassy) and the 20th morning (2ft, glassy) but nothing to get excited about. The energy drops right off into the 40s and 70s. The crowd profile at Mckenzies is “often” busy, so if you score that Tuesday morning glass-off, get there early. This setup is a point break, and with the long-period swells coming in (like the 11-second stuff on the 14th), it will handle the direction well and offer nice lines.

Overall, the standout is Thursday morning the 10th of September. That’s the one you mark on the calendar. Tuesday the 8th morning is your backup. The rest of the first week has some fun windows, but the second week is a dud.

- Rusty

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