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Mackeral, Great Mackerel Beach

Nsw 2108

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UNPATROLLED BEACH

Beach number: nswBB8
State/Region: NSW - Great Mackerel Beach
Beach name: Mackeral
General Beach Hazard Rating: 0
Least hazardous: 1-3
Moderately hazardous: 4-6
Highly hazardous: 7-8
Extremely hazardous: 9-10
Hazard rating refers to physical beach and surf conditions ONLY and does not include potentially dangerous marine life.
Beach

Mackeral Beach (BB 8, also known as Great Mackeral Beach) is the longest beach on the western shore, at 640 m in length. It is largely freehold land and the home to permanent residents and holidaymakers. It is also on the regular ferry run from Palm Beach. The curving beach faces east across Pittwater toward Palm Beach 1.5 m away. The beach is part of a sand barrier that has partly filled Mackeral valley providing the flat land for many of the houses (though some also clings to the steeper slopes). The beach receives only low swell or wind waves and is often calm and consists of a narrow steep high tide beach. A creek drains out at the northern end and has built intertidal sand shoals extending 200 into the bay. These narrow to the south, with boats moored offshore and the 60 m long jetty located in the centre, where the sand flats narrow to 50 m (Fig. 4.186). Small boats are pulled up along the southern end of the beach to enable the resident to reach their larger boats or to cross to Palm Beach.

 

 

SLSA provides this information as a guide only. Surf conditions are variable and therefore this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for observation of local conditions and an understanding of your abilities in the surf. SLSA reminds you to always swim between the red and yellow flags and never swim at unpatrolled beaches. SLSA takes all care and responsibility for any translation but it cannot guarentee that all translations will be accurate.

Weather
Today
20°
wind
N/9 km/h
 
  • Fri
    23°
    18°
  • Sat
    24°
    17°
  • Sun
    25°
    16°
  • Mon
    23°
    17°
  • Tue
    23°
    17°
  • Wed
    22°
    17°
TERREY HILLS AW (13 km) issued at 04:30 (EST)
Water
22
Issued at Thu, February 9 13:01
Swell Forecast
Todays Swell Description
Wind:
Northeast to northwesterly 10 to 20 knots easing to around 10 knots during the morning then tending south to southwesterly during the afternoon.

Swell:
Southeasterly to 1,5 metres.
Broken Bay to Port Hacking issued at Fri, February 10 04:50 (Local Time)
Today's Tide
  • Low
    4:29
    0.28m
  • High
    10:45
    1.75m
  • Low
    17:12
    0.14m
  • High
    23:21
    1.50m
 
Port Kembla issued at Thu, February 9 10:00 (Local Time)
UV Index
12
No Service Providers for this beach:

There are currently no services provided by Surf Life Saving Australia for this beach. Please take the time to browse the Beach Safety section of this website to learn more about staying safe when swimming at Australian beaches. Click here to visit general beach safety information

No Service:

Beach not patrolled out of season

There are currently no services provided by Surf Life Saving Australia for this beach. Please take the time to browse the Beach Safety section of this website to learn more about staying safe when swimming at Australian beaches.

Click here to visit general beach safety information

 

SLSA provides this information as a guide only. Surf conditions are variable and therefore this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for observation of local conditions and an understanding of your abilities in the surf. SLSA reminds you to always swim between the red and yellow flags and never swim at unpatrolled beaches. SLSA takes all care and responsibility for any translation but it cannot guarentee that all translations will be accurate.