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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 25 Mar 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
27.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for South Wall Mackay Harbour at 6PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (25 Mar)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
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 (?)
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
ENE
0.5
SE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ESE
0.1
E
0.3
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
Period(s) (?)6533555555101011411111111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)241477169353411911444442222422
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
0
NNE
5
NW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:28PM
3.57
5:37AM
4.82
6:29PM
3.84
6:55AM
5.20
7:33PM
4.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:36AM
2.06
10:15PM
1.93
12:31PM
1.74
12:19AM
1.75
1:33PM
1.28
1:28AM
1.34
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise6:07-------6:07-------6:07-------
Sunset---6:09-------6:08-------6:07----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----11----------------2
Temp. °C232425252525252423252626262524242224262626252525
Feels °C (?)232425252627272625272727282828272427282828272825
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