
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 10AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
899 | 815 | 955 | 815 | 817 | 742 | 742 | 681 | 573 | 561 | 535 | 724 | 720 | 659 | 580 | 517 | 459 | 357 | 266 | 230 | 204 | 230 | 256 | 241 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:33AM1.28m | 3:35PM1.55m | 3:53AM1.21m | 4:40PM1.67m | 5:14AM1.20m | 5:41PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM0.48m | 10:11PM0.59m | 9:49AM0.48m | 11:27PM0.47m | 10:52AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
418 | 409 | 955 | 815 | 817 | 742 | 742 | 681 | 573 | 561 | 535 | 724 | 720 | 659 | 580 | 517 | 459 | 357 | 266 | 202 | 197 | 138 | 256 | 241 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 23 | S 20 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | S 18 | S 17 | S 21 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 20 | S 19 | S 20 | S 21 | S 20 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
10 | 7 | 163 | 151 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 70 | 179 | 224 | 246 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 105 | 186 | 230 | 204 | 230 | 94 | 54 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 23 | S 23 | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 19 | — | S 14 | — | E 16 | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
— | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 7 | — | 4 | — | 5 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
899 | 815 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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