Sea weather in Mackay in Australia All the beach weather in Mackay

All the essential weather information for enjoying the beach in Mackay in Australia, for swimming, tanning or water sports! Our sea weather data is reliable, easy to read and updated every day.

Weather: When should you go to the beach in Mackay over the next 7 days?

Discover the best moment to go to the beach in Mackay in Australia this week to enjoy the best weather and calmest sea possible. Our opinion is based on reliable sea weather forecasts in Mackay. You can see full forecasts by clicking on the day you want to see in the table below.

Date Outside temp. Our opinion
Sunday 14 December 202574°F to 83°Frecommended
Monday 15 December 202576°F to 83°Frecommended
Tuesday 16 December 202579°F to 83°Fdiscouraged
Wednesday 17 December 202577°F to 83°Fdiscouraged
Thursday 18 December 202577°F to 81°Fdiscouraged
Friday 19 December 202579°F to 81°Fdiscouraged
Saturday 20 December 202577°F to 81°Frecommended

Sea Weather: Your daily and hourly sea weather in Mackay

Sea weather on Sunday 14 December 2025

On Sunday 14 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:16 and will set at 18:40 on the beach(es) of Mackay. The outside temperature will be a high of 83°F t and a low of 74°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 10.6mph km/h (with gusts up to 16.2mph). Wave height will be up to 1.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)27°C (81°F)24°C (75°F)26°C (78°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)
Perceived temperature27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)29°C (84°F)25°C (78°F)27°C (80°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (83°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity73%74%74%63%64%63%68%72%
Barometric pressure1009 hPa1009 hPa1010 hPa1011 hPa1009 hPa1007 hPa1008 hPa1009 hPa
Cloud cover33%46%54%28%4%4%18%26%
Heat index27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)29°C (84°F)25°C (78°F)27°C (80°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (83°F)
Dew point20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)20°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)
Wind
Speed15km/h (10mph)11km/h (7mph)8km/h (5mph)4km/h (3mph)13km/h (8mph)13km/h (8mph)17km/h (11mph)15km/h (9mph)
Gusts24km/h (15mph)17km/h (11mph)12km/h (7mph)5km/h (3mph)26km/h (16mph)24km/h (15mph)24km/h (15mph)23km/h (14mph)
Direction 41°
NE
33°
NNE
13°
NNE
72°
ENE
57°
ENE
51°
NE
57°
ENE
29°
NNE
Wind chill25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)27°C (81°F)24°C (75°F)26°C (78°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)
Waves
Height0.4m (1.2ft)0.3m (1.0ft)0.2m (0.8ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.6ft)0.2m (0.6ft)0.3m (0.9ft)0.3m (0.9ft)
Direction 73°
ENE
74°
ENE
74°
ENE
75°
ENE
76°
ENE
78°
ENE
53°
NE
54°
NE
Period7.4 sec.7.5 sec.4.6 sec.4.6 sec.4.6 sec.6.7 sec.6.7 sec.4.5 sec.
Significant height0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)

Sea weather on Monday 15 December 2025

On Monday 15 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:16 and will set at 18:40 on the beach(es) of Mackay. The outside temperature will be a high of 83°F t and a low of 76°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 12.4mph km/h (with gusts up to 23mph). Wave height will be up to 1ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature26°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)28°C (82°F)25°C (76°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)
Perceived temperature28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)30°C (86°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (81°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity73%78%76%66%65%65%69%75%
Barometric pressure1009 hPa1007 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa1008 hPa1009 hPa1011 hPa
Cloud cover44%66%76%27%11%13%14%47%
Heat index28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)30°C (86°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (81°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)
Dew point21°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (69°F)21°C (71°F)
Wind
Speed14km/h (9mph)12km/h (7mph)9km/h (6mph)8km/h (5mph)14km/h (9mph)20km/h (12mph)13km/h (8mph)9km/h (6mph)
Gusts21km/h (13mph)18km/h (11mph)14km/h (8mph)9km/h (6mph)29km/h (18mph)37km/h (23mph)22km/h (13mph)15km/h (9mph)
Direction
N

N
360°
N

N
40°
NE
52°
NE
43°
NE
87°
E
Wind chill26°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)28°C (82°F)25°C (76°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)
Waves
Height0.3m (0.9ft)0.3m (0.9ft)0.2m (0.8ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.6ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.3m (0.9ft)0.2m (0.7ft)
Direction 47°
NE
27°
NNE
29°
NNE
30°
NNE
69°
ENE
31°
NNE
41°
NE
44°
NE
Period6.1 sec.7.4 sec.3.9 sec.3.9 sec.4.1 sec.6.8 sec.4.4 sec.4.5 sec.
Significant height0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 16 December 2025

On Tuesday 16 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:16 and will set at 18:41 on the beach(es) of Mackay. The outside temperature will be a high of 83°F t and a low of 79°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 13.1mph km/h (with gusts up to 18.6mph). Wave height will be up to 1.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature26°C (79°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (79°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)26°C (79°F)
Perceived temperature28°C (83°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)29°C (85°F)28°C (83°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity76%77%75%65%68%67%69%73%
Barometric pressure1010 hPa1009 hPa1011 hPa1011 hPa1011 hPa1009 hPa1011 hPa1012 hPa
Cloud cover63%17%51%18%80%16%33%68%
Heat index28°C (83°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)29°C (85°F)28°C (83°F)
Dew point22°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)
Wind
Speed13km/h (8mph)14km/h (9mph)10km/h (6mph)14km/h (9mph)15km/h (10mph)21km/h (13mph)18km/h (11mph)20km/h (12mph)
Gusts19km/h (12mph)22km/h (14mph)14km/h (9mph)18km/h (11mph)21km/h (13mph)28km/h (17mph)25km/h (16mph)30km/h (19mph)
Direction 103°
ESE
82°
E
79°
E
64°
ENE
82°
E
82°
E
89°
E
100°
E
Wind chill26°C (79°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (79°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)26°C (79°F)
Waves
Height0.2m (0.6ft)0.1m (0.5ft)0.2m (0.6ft)0.2m (0.8ft)0.2m (0.8ft)0.3m (0.9ft)0.4m (1.2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)
Direction 48°
NE
55°
NE
66°
ENE
72°
ENE
73°
ENE
87°
E
88°
E
86°
E
Period4.6 sec.2.6 sec.4.6 sec.4.6 sec.4.6 sec.4.6 sec.4.6 sec.4.6 sec.
Significant height0.2m (0.7ft)0.3m (1ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 17 December 2025

On Wednesday 17 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:17 and will set at 18:41 on the beach(es) of Mackay. The outside temperature will be a high of 83°F t and a low of 77°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 14.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 21.8mph). Wave height will be up to 1.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (79°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)
Perceived temperature28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (83°F)30°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)28°C (83°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity78%79%77%66%60%65%73%78%
Barometric pressure1012 hPa1011 hPa1013 hPa1013 hPa1013 hPa1011 hPa1012 hPa1013 hPa
Cloud cover85%99%71%78%84%86%59%80%
Heat index28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (83°F)30°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)28°C (83°F)
Dew point22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (69°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (68°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)
Wind
Speed19km/h (12mph)18km/h (11mph)22km/h (14mph)23km/h (15mph)21km/h (13mph)20km/h (12mph)23km/h (14mph)23km/h (15mph)
Gusts29km/h (18mph)27km/h (17mph)33km/h (20mph)32km/h (20mph)28km/h (17mph)26km/h (16mph)32km/h (20mph)35km/h (22mph)
Direction 109°
ESE
88°
E
84°
E
90°
E
98°
E
106°
ESE
106°
ESE
112°
ESE
Wind chill26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (79°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)
Waves
Height0.5m (1.7ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.4m (1.4ft)0.4m (1.2ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.7ft)
Direction 85°
E
84°
E
84°
E
83°
E
84°
E
84°
E
96°
E
99°
E
Period4.6 sec.4.6 sec.4.6 sec.4.6 sec.4.6 sec.4.6 sec.4.6 sec.4.6 sec.
Significant height0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.9m (3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 18 December 2025

On Thursday 18 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:17 and will set at 18:42 on the beach(es) of Mackay. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°F t and a low of 77°F. Precipitation is in the forecast (0.2in throughout the day): choose the right time to go to the beach and dodge the raindrops. The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 16.2mph km/h (with gusts up to 24.2mph). Wave height will be up to 2.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature25°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)
Perceived temperature28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity82%82%81%79%78%72%69%73%
Barometric pressure1013 hPa1012 hPa1013 hPa1014 hPa1013 hPa1012 hPa1012 hPa1013 hPa
Cloud cover85%78%92%94%100%97%79%56%
Heat index28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)
Dew point22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)
Wind
Speed25km/h (16mph)23km/h (14mph)24km/h (15mph)25km/h (16mph)24km/h (15mph)26km/h (16mph)24km/h (15mph)23km/h (14mph)
Gusts37km/h (23mph)39km/h (24mph)35km/h (22mph)26km/h (16mph)34km/h (21mph)30km/h (19mph)35km/h (22mph)34km/h (21mph)
Direction 109°
ESE
103°
ESE
104°
ESE
101°
E
107°
ESE
111°
ESE
111°
ESE
111°
ESE
Wind chill25°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)
Waves
Height0.6m (2.1ft)0.7m (2.2ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.8m (2.5ft)0.8m (2.5ft)0.8m (2.7ft)
Direction 92°
E
91°
E
90°
E
91°
E
78°
ENE
83°
E
91°
E
90°
E
Period4.6 sec.4.6 sec.4.6 sec.4.6 sec.8.6 sec.8.6 sec.8.6 sec.8.6 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)

Sea weather on Friday 19 December 2025

On Friday 19 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:18 and will set at 18:43 on the beach(es) of Mackay. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°F t and a low of 79°F. Precipitation is in the forecast (0.1in throughout the day): choose the right time to go to the beach and dodge the raindrops. The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 14.9mph km/h (with gusts up to 23mph). Wave height will be up to 2.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (78°F)
Perceived temperature28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (83°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity78%79%79%75%77%76%76%79%
Barometric pressure1012 hPa1011 hPa1012 hPa1012 hPa1011 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa1011 hPa
Cloud cover52%57%73%76%84%71%59%72%
Heat index28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (83°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)
Dew point22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)
Wind
Speed24km/h (15mph)23km/h (14mph)23km/h (14mph)24km/h (15mph)21km/h (13mph)20km/h (12mph)19km/h (12mph)18km/h (11mph)
Gusts37km/h (23mph)34km/h (21mph)35km/h (21mph)33km/h (20mph)29km/h (18mph)28km/h (18mph)28km/h (18mph)29km/h (18mph)
Direction 118°
ESE
114°
ESE
111°
ESE
108°
ESE
106°
ESE
110°
ESE
109°
ESE
107°
ESE
Wind chill26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (78°F)
Waves
Height0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Direction 84°
E
76°
ENE
79°
ENE
82°
E
75°
ENE
71°
ENE
76°
ENE
78°
ENE
Period8.6 sec.8.6 sec.8.6 sec.8.6 sec.8.6 sec.8.6 sec.8.6 sec.8.6 sec.
Significant height1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)

Sea weather on Saturday 20 December 2025

On Saturday 20 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:18 and will set at 18:43 on the beach(es) of Mackay. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°F t and a low of 77°F. Precipitation is in the forecast (0.1in throughout the day): choose the right time to go to the beach and dodge the raindrops. The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 12.4mph km/h (with gusts up to 19.9mph). Wave height will be up to 2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)
Perceived temperature27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (83°F)29°C (84°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)
Precipitation0.1in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity82%80%76%73%66%66%71%75%
Barometric pressure1011 hPa1009 hPa1010 hPa1011 hPa1010 hPa1009 hPa1009 hPa1010 hPa
Cloud cover57%59%55%41%22%13%32%38%
Heat index27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (83°F)29°C (84°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)
Dew point22°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)20°C (68°F)21°C (69°F)
Wind
Speed13km/h (8mph)13km/h (8mph)15km/h (9mph)17km/h (11mph)19km/h (12mph)20km/h (13mph)17km/h (11mph)15km/h (9mph)
Gusts22km/h (13mph)19km/h (12mph)21km/h (13mph)23km/h (14mph)24km/h (15mph)32km/h (20mph)27km/h (17mph)23km/h (14mph)
Direction 116°
ESE
101°
ESE
102°
ESE
106°
ESE
108°
ESE
113°
ESE
102°
ESE
98°
E
Wind chill25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)
Waves
Height0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)
Direction 75°
ENE
73°
ENE
71°
ENE
67°
ENE
64°
ENE
65°
ENE
64°
ENE
63°
ENE
Period8.6 sec.8.6 sec.8.6 sec.8.6 sec.7.3 sec.6.6 sec.6.6 sec.6.6 sec.
Significant height0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)

Sea weather chart over the next 7 days

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