South Wall Mackay Harbour surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 AEST
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South Wall Mackay Harbour surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's South Wall Mackay Harbour sea temperature is
23.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at South Wall Mackay Harbour today?

The current surf forecast for South Wall Mackay Harbour at 2AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (14 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (14 May)3ft (0.9m)6s

Table - waves today at South Wall Mackay Harbour. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 21°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
92
92
89
89
92
94
92
77
84
70
73
64
64
68
31
58
62
62
64
55
61
16
32
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:32PM5.17m
8:40AM5.05m
9:13PM5.54m
9:23AM5.05m
9:54PM5.81m
10:06AM4.95m
Low Tide
2:41AM1.21m
2:54PM0.67m
3:27AM0.98m
3:33PM0.53m
4:13AM0.85m
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:31
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
20
19
17
18
18
17
18
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
Energy kJ
45
45
50
34
20
22
25
51
61
12
32
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
ESE
4
Energy kJ
89
92
92
89
89
92
94
92
77
84
70
73
64
64
68
31
58
62
62
64
55
20
16
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
706
706
706
706
706
706
706
706
706
706
706
705
706
706
706
706
706
670
670
670
705
706
705
705
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
5
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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