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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 08 Feb 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
28.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for South Wall Mackay Harbour at 10AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (08 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (08 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 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 (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
NE
0.5
E
0.7
ENE
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
E
0.2
ENE
0.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)666666666585888888777368
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24221617202217171812181356161212111110992413
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
NE
0
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononononononononcross-
on		oncrossglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:58AM
4.15
2:51PM
3.92
4:20AM
3.99
3:54PM
3.53
6:11AM
4.08
6:17PM
3.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:55AM
2.36
9:16PM
1.95
10:24AM
2.66
10:24PM
2.13
12:49PM
2.58
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise--5:48-------5:48-------5:50-----
Sunset-----6:44-------6:44-------6:43--
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-11--1-----------------
Temp. °C262626272727272726262627272827272626262728282827
Feels °C (?)262727272828282927282728293029302930303231303131
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