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
Friday 5 December 202572°F to 81°Fdiscouraged
Saturday 6 December 202574°F to 81°Fdiscouraged
Sunday 7 December 202574°F to 81°Frecommended
Monday 8 December 202577°F to 81°Fdiscouraged
Tuesday 9 December 202577°F to 83°Fdiscouraged
Wednesday 10 December 202577°F to 83°Fdiscouraged
Thursday 11 December 202577°F to 83°Fdiscouraged

Sea Weather: Your daily and hourly sea weather in Mackay

Sea weather on Friday 5 December 2025

On Friday 5 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:13 and will set at 18:34 on the beach(es) of Mackay. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°F t and a low of 72°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 20.5mph). Wave height will be up to 2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature25°C (77°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)24°C (76°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)
Perceived temperature26°C (79°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)25°C (78°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity64%58%59%54%53%55%62%61%
Barometric pressure1016 hPa1015 hPa1017 hPa1017 hPa1016 hPa1014 hPa1014 hPa1015 hPa
Cloud cover9%69%34%34%20%0%77%59%
Heat index26°C (79°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)25°C (78°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)
Dew point18°C (64°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)15°C (58°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)
Wind
Speed21km/h (13mph)21km/h (13mph)23km/h (14mph)25km/h (15mph)23km/h (15mph)24km/h (15mph)23km/h (15mph)22km/h (14mph)
Gusts31km/h (19mph)30km/h (19mph)33km/h (20mph)31km/h (19mph)33km/h (20mph)25km/h (15mph)33km/h (20mph)33km/h (20mph)
Direction 104°
ESE
117°
ESE
119°
ESE
116°
ESE
114°
ESE
113°
ESE
104°
ESE
96°
E
Wind chill25°C (77°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)24°C (76°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)
Waves
Height0.6m (1.8ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.5m (1.5ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.5m (1.8ft)0.6m (1.8ft)0.5m (1.8ft)
Direction 97°
E
100°
E
96°
E
101°
E
104°
ESE
106°
ESE
98°
E
91°
E
Period0.1 sec.0.1 sec.0.1 sec.0.1 sec.6.7 sec.6.7 sec.6.7 sec.6.7 sec.
Significant height0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)

Sea weather on Saturday 6 December 2025

On Saturday 6 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:13 and will set at 18:35 on the beach(es) of Mackay. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°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 14.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 24.2mph). Wave height will be up to 1.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature26°C (79°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)27°C (80°F)24°C (74°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)
Perceived temperature27°C (81°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)28°C (82°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity57%61%62%55%56%56%61%69%
Barometric pressure1014 hPa1013 hPa1014 hPa1014 hPa1012 hPa1011 hPa1011 hPa1013 hPa
Cloud cover27%10%4%2%0%0%5%40%
Heat index27°C (81°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)28°C (82°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)
Dew point17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)14°C (58°F)15°C (59°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (66°F)
Wind
Speed22km/h (14mph)18km/h (11mph)15km/h (10mph)16km/h (10mph)23km/h (15mph)21km/h (13mph)18km/h (11mph)16km/h (10mph)
Gusts31km/h (19mph)29km/h (18mph)23km/h (15mph)20km/h (13mph)26km/h (16mph)39km/h (24mph)30km/h (18mph)25km/h (16mph)
Direction 108°
ESE
99°
E
113°
ESE
116°
ESE
108°
ESE
108°
ESE
101°
E
88°
E
Wind chill26°C (79°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)27°C (80°F)24°C (74°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)
Waves
Height0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.4ft)0.3m (1.0ft)0.3m (0.9ft)0.3m (1.1ft)0.4m (1.4ft)0.4m (1.2ft)0.3m (1.1ft)
Direction 91°
E
86°
E
83°
E
67°
ENE
100°
E
97°
E
93°
E
89°
E
Period6.7 sec.6.7 sec.6.6 sec.5.4 sec.5.4 sec.5.4 sec.5.4 sec.5.4 sec.
Significant height0.7m (2.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)

Sea weather on Sunday 7 December 2025

On Sunday 7 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:14 and will set at 18:35 on the beach(es) of Mackay. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°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 9.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 18mph). Wave height will be up to 1ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature24°C (76°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (76°F)27°C (80°F)24°C (75°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)
Perceived temperature26°C (79°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (79°F)28°C (83°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity76%77%74%61%57%61%69%73%
Barometric pressure1012 hPa1010 hPa1011 hPa1011 hPa1010 hPa1008 hPa1008 hPa1010 hPa
Cloud cover67%74%25%0%0%0%13%22%
Heat index26°C (79°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (79°F)28°C (83°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Dew point20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)15°C (58°F)17°C (62°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)
Wind
Speed10km/h (6mph)6km/h (4mph)6km/h (4mph)7km/h (4mph)14km/h (9mph)15km/h (9mph)15km/h (9mph)15km/h (9mph)
Gusts15km/h (9mph)9km/h (6mph)9km/h (5mph)8km/h (5mph)29km/h (18mph)28km/h (18mph)25km/h (15mph)23km/h (15mph)
Direction 94°
E
64°
ENE
67°
ENE
101°
E
85°
E
82°
E
78°
ENE
67°
ENE
Wind chill24°C (76°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (76°F)27°C (80°F)24°C (75°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)
Waves
Height0.3m (1.0ft)0.3m (0.9ft)0.2m (0.8ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.6ft)0.2m (0.8ft)0.2m (0.8ft)0.3m (1.0ft)
Direction 84°
E
82°
E
82°
E
80°
E
78°
ENE
87°
E
79°
E
66°
ENE
Period6.6 sec.4.5 sec.4.7 sec.4.7 sec.4.7 sec.4.7 sec.4.7 sec.4.7 sec.
Significant height0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)

Sea weather on Monday 8 December 2025

On Monday 8 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:14 and will set at 18:36 on the beach(es) of Mackay. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°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 13.7mph km/h (with gusts up to 21.1mph). Wave height will be up to 1.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature25°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)25°C (77°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (78°F)
Perceived temperature27°C (81°F)26°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (83°F)26°C (79°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity73%72%70%59%57%62%70%78%
Barometric pressure1009 hPa1008 hPa1010 hPa1011 hPa1010 hPa1008 hPa1008 hPa1011 hPa
Cloud cover48%80%25%8%76%5%63%83%
Heat index27°C (81°F)26°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (83°F)26°C (79°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)
Dew point20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)21°C (69°F)22°C (71°F)
Wind
Speed14km/h (9mph)10km/h (6mph)9km/h (6mph)19km/h (12mph)14km/h (9mph)18km/h (11mph)19km/h (12mph)22km/h (14mph)
Gusts22km/h (14mph)17km/h (10mph)14km/h (8mph)23km/h (14mph)18km/h (11mph)33km/h (20mph)26km/h (16mph)34km/h (21mph)
Direction 33°
NNE
27°
NNE
107°
ESE
112°
ESE
94°
E
106°
ESE
112°
ESE
91°
E
Wind chill25°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)25°C (77°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (78°F)
Waves
Height0.3m (1.0ft)0.3m (0.9ft)0.2m (0.8ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.8ft)0.3m (1.1ft)0.4m (1.2ft)0.5m (1.5ft)
Direction 61°
ENE
59°
ENE
57°
ENE
64°
ENE
100°
E
102°
ESE
98°
E
89°
E
Period4.7 sec.4.7 sec.4.0 sec.7.4 sec.7.3 sec.7.2 sec.7.2 sec.7.2 sec.
Significant height0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.3m (1ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 9 December 2025

On Tuesday 9 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:14 and will set at 18:37 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 15.5mph km/h (with gusts up to 23mph). Wave height will be up to 2.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature26°C (79°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)
Perceived temperature28°C (83°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)28°C (83°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity79%73%71%65%70%69%72%71%
Barometric pressure1010 hPa1009 hPa1011 hPa1012 hPa1011 hPa1010 hPa1011 hPa1013 hPa
Cloud cover65%70%37%12%71%72%54%14%
Heat index28°C (83°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)28°C (83°F)
Dew point22°C (71°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)20°C (69°F)
Wind
Speed20km/h (12mph)19km/h (12mph)19km/h (12mph)21km/h (13mph)21km/h (13mph)24km/h (15mph)23km/h (14mph)25km/h (15mph)
Gusts29km/h (18mph)29km/h (18mph)28km/h (18mph)25km/h (16mph)27km/h (17mph)31km/h (19mph)32km/h (20mph)37km/h (23mph)
Direction 96°
E
106°
ESE
113°
ESE
121°
ESE
105°
ESE
117°
ESE
117°
ESE
103°
ESE
Wind chill26°C (79°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)
Waves
Height0.5m (1.5ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.3m (1.1ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.2ft)0.7m (2.2ft)0.6m (2.1ft)
Direction 86°
E
88°
E
81°
E
93°
E
98°
E
99°
E
97°
E
85°
E
Period7.2 sec.7.2 sec.7.2 sec.7.2 sec.6.3 sec.6.3 sec.6.3 sec.6.3 sec.
Significant height0.6m (2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 10 December 2025

On Wednesday 10 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:14 and will set at 18:37 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 16.8mph 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 temperature26°C (78°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)28°C (82°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)
Perceived temperature28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)29°C (84°F)30°C (86°F)28°C (82°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (82°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity75%73%70%70%70%70%71%73%
Barometric pressure1012 hPa1012 hPa1013 hPa1013 hPa1013 hPa1011 hPa1012 hPa1012 hPa
Cloud cover54%59%75%55%19%30%39%47%
Heat index28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)29°C (84°F)30°C (86°F)28°C (82°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (82°F)
Dew point21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)22°C (71°F)20°C (67°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)
Wind
Speed22km/h (14mph)22km/h (14mph)21km/h (13mph)23km/h (14mph)24km/h (15mph)27km/h (17mph)26km/h (16mph)22km/h (14mph)
Gusts33km/h (21mph)32km/h (20mph)29km/h (18mph)29km/h (18mph)30km/h (19mph)36km/h (22mph)36km/h (23mph)34km/h (21mph)
Direction 105°
ESE
102°
ESE
106°
ESE
107°
ESE
110°
ESE
110°
ESE
109°
ESE
100°
E
Wind chill26°C (78°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)28°C (82°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)
Waves
Height0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Direction 79°
ENE
72°
ENE
69°
ENE
85°
E
96°
E
102°
ESE
103°
ESE
91°
E
Period6.3 sec.6.3 sec.6.3 sec.6.3 sec.6.3 sec.6.3 sec.6.3 sec.6.3 sec.
Significant height0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.9m (3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 11 December 2025

On Thursday 11 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:15 and will set at 18:38 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 14.9mph km/h (with gusts up to 23.6mph). Wave height will be up to 2.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature26°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)
Perceived temperature28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)29°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (82°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity76%77%72%69%69%71%71%70%
Barometric pressure1011 hPa1011 hPa1011 hPa1011 hPa1010 hPa1009 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa
Cloud cover57%74%51%32%28%41%40%22%
Heat index28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)29°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (82°F)
Dew point21°C (70°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)20°C (68°F)
Wind
Speed20km/h (13mph)20km/h (12mph)20km/h (13mph)24km/h (15mph)24km/h (15mph)24km/h (15mph)22km/h (14mph)21km/h (13mph)
Gusts31km/h (19mph)30km/h (19mph)28km/h (18mph)30km/h (19mph)35km/h (21mph)38km/h (23mph)33km/h (21mph)31km/h (19mph)
Direction 103°
ESE
118°
ESE
123°
ESE
129°
SE
108°
ESE
95°
E
95°
E
96°
E
Wind chill26°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)
Waves
Height0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Direction 84°
E
79°
ENE
76°
ENE
77°
ENE
78°
ENE
96°
E
104°
ESE
103°
ESE
Period6.3 sec.6.3 sec.6.3 sec.6.3 sec.6.3 sec.6.3 sec.6.3 sec.6.3 sec.
Significant height0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)

Sea weather chart over the next 7 days

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