Far Beach

Mackay, Australia

Sand

Visibility is 0.5 km. Fog or rain can hide other surfers and the horizon. Be careful in the water.

Right now

Conditions at 4:00 AM Australian Eastern Standard Time.

Poor

Flat (0.1 m) at 2 s, heading toward W, with moderate cross-offshore wind toward ENE.

Swell

0.1 m

W

2 s

Wind

6 km/h

ENE

Cross-offshore

Tide

2.8 m

Rising

Weather

14 °C

Clear

22 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Sunday, September 20, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 2 s

W

4 km/h · 9 km/h gusts

NNE

Cross-shore

1.9 m

Clear · 16 °C

1 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 2 s

W

4 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.8 m

Clear · 15 °C

2 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 2 s

W

4 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

2 m

Clear · 15 °C

3 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 2 s

W

4 km/h · 9 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

2.3 m

Clear · 14 °C

4 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 2 s

W

6 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

2.8 m

Clear · 14 °C

5 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 2 s

W

7 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

3.1 m

Clear · 13 °C

6 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 2 s

W

5 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

3.2 m

Clear · 13 °C

7 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 2 s

W

4 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

3.2 m

Clear · 15 °C

8 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 2 s

W

2 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

3.1 m

Clear · 19 °C

9 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 2 s

W

2 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

WSW

Onshore

2.7 m

Clear · 22 °C

10 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 2 s

W

6 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

SW

Onshore

2.2 m

Clear · 23 °C

11 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 2 s

W

9 km/h · 27 km/h gusts

SW

Cross-shore

1.9 m

Clear · 23 °C

12 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 2 s

W

10 km/h · 28 km/h gusts

SW

Cross-shore

1.7 m

Clear · 24 °C

1 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 2 s

W

10 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

SW

Onshore

1.8 m

Clear · 24 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 2 s

W

11 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

SW

Onshore

2.1 m

Clear · 24 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 2 s

W

10 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

SW

Onshore

2.6 m

Clear · 23 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 2 s

W

9 km/h · 28 km/h gusts

SW

Onshore

3.2 m

Clear · 23 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 2 s

W

8 km/h · 25 km/h gusts

WSW

Onshore

3.8 m

Clear · 22 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 2 s

WSW

7 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

WSW

Onshore

4.2 m

Clear · 21 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 2 s

WSW

4 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

WSW

Onshore

4.2 m

Clear · 20 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 2 s

WSW

1 km/h · 7 km/h gusts

S

Offshore

4.1 m

Clear · 19 °C

9 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 2 s

WSW

2 km/h · 4 km/h gusts

ESE

Offshore

3.7 m

Clear · 19 °C

10 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 2 s

WSW

4 km/h · 7 km/h gusts

ESE

Offshore

3 m

Clear · 17 °C

11 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 2 s

WSW

4 km/h · 7 km/h gusts

ESE

Offshore

2.3 m

Clear · 17 °C

Nearby spots

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