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
Saturday 18 July 202661°F to 67°Fdiscouraged
Sunday 19 July 202659°F to 68°Fdiscouraged
Monday 20 July 202663°F to 70°Fdiscouraged
Tuesday 21 July 202668°F to 68°Fdiscouraged
Wednesday 22 July 202665°F to 68°Fdiscouraged
Thursday 23 July 202665°F to 68°Fdiscouraged
Friday 24 July 202663°F to 68°Fdiscouraged

Sea Weather: Your daily and hourly sea weather in Mackay

Sea weather on Saturday 18 July 2026

On Saturday 18 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:40 and will set at 17:39 on the beach(es) of Mackay. The outside temperature will be a high of 67°F t and a low of 61°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 16.8mph km/h (with gusts up to 26.7mph). Wave height will be up to 2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)
Perceived temperature18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity76%78%80%72%69%65%71%77%
Barometric pressure1021 hPa1020 hPa1021 hPa1022 hPa1021 hPa1019 hPa1020 hPa1021 hPa
Cloud cover82%7%9%19%3%3%3%5%
Heat index18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)
Dew point13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)14°C (57°F)
Wind
Speed26km/h (16mph)24km/h (15mph)24km/h (15mph)24km/h (15mph)27km/h (17mph)23km/h (14mph)19km/h (12mph)12km/h (8mph)
Gusts43km/h (27mph)39km/h (25mph)40km/h (25mph)31km/h (19mph)42km/h (26mph)39km/h (24mph)21km/h (13mph)21km/h (13mph)
Direction 154°
SSE
168°
SSE
168°
SSE
165°
SSE
146°
SSE
131°
SE
115°
ESE
155°
SSE
Wind chill18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)
Waves
Height0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.6m (1.9ft)0.6m (1.9ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.5m (1.8ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.3m (1.1ft)
Direction 128°
SE
132°
SE
152°
SSE
160°
SSE
146°
SSE
135°
SE
121°
ESE
107°
ESE
Period8.0 sec.8.0 sec.6.3 sec.5.8 sec.5.8 sec.5.8 sec.7.4 sec.6.7 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)

Sea weather on Sunday 19 July 2026

On Sunday 19 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:39 and will set at 17:40 on the beach(es) of Mackay. The outside temperature will be a high of 68°F t and a low of 59°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 15.5mph km/h (with gusts up to 23.6mph). Wave height will be up to 1.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature16°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)15°C (60°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)
Perceived temperature16°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)15°C (60°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity81%68%58%50%55%63%71%78%
Barometric pressure1021 hPa1020 hPa1021 hPa1022 hPa1020 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa1021 hPa
Cloud cover10%6%0%0%2%23%24%85%
Heat index16°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)15°C (60°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)
Dew point13°C (56°F)10°C (50°F)7°C (45°F)7°C (44°F)9°C (48°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)15°C (58°F)
Wind
Speed12km/h (7mph)18km/h (11mph)18km/h (11mph)16km/h (10mph)22km/h (14mph)25km/h (16mph)22km/h (13mph)12km/h (7mph)
Gusts21km/h (13mph)32km/h (20mph)33km/h (21mph)21km/h (13mph)29km/h (18mph)36km/h (22mph)38km/h (24mph)20km/h (12mph)
Direction 199°
SSW
181°
S
191°
S
190°
S
145°
SE
121°
ESE
115°
ESE
168°
SSE
Wind chill16°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)15°C (60°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)
Waves
Height0.3m (0.9ft)0.3m (0.9ft)0.3m (1.1ft)0.3m (1.0ft)0.4m (1.2ft)0.5m (1.8ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.3m (0.9ft)
Direction 88°
E
172°
S
165°
SSE
174°
S
151°
SSE
125°
SE
112°
ESE
101°
E
Period2.6 sec.4.9 sec.4.0 sec.4.0 sec.4.0 sec.9.1 sec.9.4 sec.3.0 sec.
Significant height0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.4m (1.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)

Sea weather on Monday 20 July 2026

On Monday 20 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:39 and will set at 17:40 on the beach(es) of Mackay. The outside temperature will be a high of 70°F t and a low of 63°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 24.9mph km/h (with gusts up to 34.8mph). Wave height will be up to 3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature17°C (63°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)
Perceived temperature17°C (63°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity78%79%76%75%77%78%83%86%
Barometric pressure1020 hPa1019 hPa1020 hPa1021 hPa1020 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa1021 hPa
Cloud cover27%83%72%92%62%33%73%56%
Heat index17°C (63°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)
Dew point13°C (56°F)15°C (59°F)14°C (58°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)
Wind
Speed15km/h (9mph)33km/h (21mph)32km/h (20mph)36km/h (22mph)39km/h (24mph)39km/h (24mph)39km/h (24mph)40km/h (25mph)
Gusts26km/h (16mph)36km/h (23mph)45km/h (28mph)48km/h (30mph)51km/h (32mph)56km/h (35mph)40km/h (25mph)41km/h (26mph)
Direction 204°
SSW
161°
SSE
169°
SSE
158°
SSE
153°
SSE
141°
SE
138°
SE
141°
SE
Wind chill17°C (63°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)
Waves
Height0.2m (0.7ft)0.3m (1.0ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.8m (2.7ft)0.9m (2.9ft)0.8m (2.7ft)0.9m (2.9ft)
Direction 95°
E
172°
S
139°
SE
142°
SE
132°
SE
123°
ESE
116°
ESE
119°
ESE
Period2.9 sec.6.5 sec.7.3 sec.7.4 sec.7.4 sec.7.4 sec.7.4 sec.7.4 sec.
Significant height0.4m (1.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.4m (4.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 21 July 2026

On Tuesday 21 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:39 and will set at 17:41 on the beach(es) of Mackay. The outside temperature will be a high of 68°F t and a low of 68°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 24.9mph km/h (with gusts up to 35.4mph). Wave height will be up to 3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature20°C (67°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)
Perceived temperature20°C (67°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity88%87%87%88%85%85%83%80%
Barometric pressure1021 hPa1020 hPa1021 hPa1022 hPa1021 hPa1020 hPa1021 hPa1022 hPa
Cloud cover95%70%100%100%64%68%86%100%
Heat index20°C (67°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)
Dew point17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)
Wind
Speed39km/h (24mph)39km/h (24mph)37km/h (23mph)36km/h (22mph)36km/h (23mph)37km/h (23mph)40km/h (25mph)38km/h (23mph)
Gusts54km/h (34mph)57km/h (35mph)53km/h (33mph)37km/h (23mph)51km/h (32mph)55km/h (34mph)47km/h (29mph)55km/h (34mph)
Direction 142°
SE
141°
SE
137°
SE
137°
SE
137°
SE
135°
SE
136°
SE
142°
SE
Wind chill20°C (67°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)
Waves
Height0.9m (2.9ft)0.9m (2.9ft)0.9m (2.9ft)0.9m (3.0ft)0.9m (3.0ft)0.9m (3.0ft)0.9m (3.0ft)0.9m (2.9ft)
Direction 118°
ESE
119°
ESE
118°
ESE
117°
ESE
111°
ESE
110°
ESE
110°
ESE
110°
ESE
Period7.4 sec.7.4 sec.7.4 sec.7.4 sec.7.4 sec.7.4 sec.7.4 sec.7.4 sec.
Significant height1.3m (4.3ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 22 July 2026

On Wednesday 22 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:39 and will set at 17:41 on the beach(es) of Mackay. The outside temperature will be a high of 68°F t and a low of 65°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 21.8mph km/h (with gusts up to 29.8mph). Wave height will be up to 2.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)18°C (65°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (69°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)
Perceived temperature20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)18°C (65°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (69°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity79%81%85%80%79%75%80%82%
Barometric pressure1021 hPa1021 hPa1022 hPa1023 hPa1021 hPa1019 hPa1020 hPa1021 hPa
Cloud cover88%74%80%78%53%84%16%17%
Heat index20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)18°C (65°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (69°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)
Dew point16°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)
Wind
Speed35km/h (21mph)31km/h (19mph)29km/h (18mph)30km/h (19mph)29km/h (18mph)26km/h (16mph)20km/h (13mph)19km/h (12mph)
Gusts48km/h (30mph)46km/h (29mph)44km/h (27mph)39km/h (24mph)38km/h (24mph)38km/h (23mph)36km/h (22mph)32km/h (20mph)
Direction 141°
SE
142°
SE
155°
SSE
152°
SSE
149°
SSE
137°
SE
127°
SE
124°
SE
Wind chill20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)18°C (65°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (69°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)
Waves
Height0.8m (2.7ft)0.8m (2.7ft)0.7m (2.4ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.7m (2.2ft)
Direction 113°
ESE
111°
ESE
120°
ESE
128°
SE
127°
SE
126°
SE
118°
ESE
110°
ESE
Period7.4 sec.7.4 sec.8.8 sec.8.8 sec.8.8 sec.8.9 sec.8.9 sec.8.9 sec.
Significant height1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.1m (3.6ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 23 July 2026

On Thursday 23 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:38 and will set at 17:41 on the beach(es) of Mackay. The outside temperature will be a high of 68°F t and a low of 65°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 16.2mph km/h (with gusts up to 22.4mph). Wave height will be up to 2.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)
Perceived temperature19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity80%81%83%80%72%67%75%79%
Barometric pressure1021 hPa1020 hPa1020 hPa1021 hPa1020 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa1020 hPa
Cloud cover13%19%23%38%26%7%10%12%
Heat index19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)
Dew point16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (58°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (57°F)15°C (59°F)
Wind
Speed17km/h (11mph)16km/h (10mph)17km/h (11mph)22km/h (13mph)26km/h (16mph)26km/h (16mph)22km/h (13mph)16km/h (10mph)
Gusts27km/h (17mph)25km/h (15mph)27km/h (17mph)30km/h (18mph)36km/h (22mph)31km/h (19mph)26km/h (16mph)24km/h (15mph)
Direction 131°
SE
142°
SE
161°
SSE
162°
SSE
149°
SSE
132°
SE
116°
ESE
142°
SE
Wind chill19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)
Waves
Height0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)
Direction 108°
ESE
116°
ESE
131°
SE
142°
SE
138°
SE
130°
SE
119°
ESE
109°
ESE
Period9.0 sec.9.0 sec.9.0 sec.9.0 sec.9.0 sec.8.8 sec.8.7 sec.8.6 sec.
Significant height1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)

Sea weather on Friday 24 July 2026

On Friday 24 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:38 and will set at 17:42 on the beach(es) of Mackay. The outside temperature will be a high of 68°F t and a low of 63°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 19.9mph km/h (with gusts up to 26.1mph). Wave height will be up to 2.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)
Perceived temperature18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity81%83%83%73%64%67%76%79%
Barometric pressure1020 hPa1020 hPa1020 hPa1022 hPa1021 hPa1020 hPa1021 hPa1022 hPa
Cloud cover9%14%36%19%9%11%30%43%
Heat index18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)
Dew point15°C (59°F)14°C (58°F)15°C (58°F)14°C (57°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (58°F)15°C (59°F)
Wind
Speed15km/h (9mph)17km/h (10mph)21km/h (13mph)27km/h (17mph)30km/h (19mph)32km/h (20mph)32km/h (20mph)31km/h (19mph)
Gusts25km/h (15mph)28km/h (17mph)33km/h (21mph)36km/h (22mph)41km/h (25mph)39km/h (24mph)34km/h (21mph)42km/h (26mph)
Direction 168°
SSE
179°
S
172°
S
156°
SSE
142°
SE
134°
SE
128°
SE
129°
SE
Wind chill18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)
Waves
Height0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.5m (1.6ft)
Direction 105°
ESE
116°
ESE
102°
ESE
119°
ESE
133°
SE
130°
SE
122°
ESE
111°
ESE
Period8.5 sec.5.7 sec.6.8 sec.6.4 sec.7.3 sec.8.2 sec.8.3 sec.8.4 sec.
Significant height0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)

Sea weather chart over the next 7 days

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