Zenith Beach surf break

Zenith Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 AEST
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Zenith Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zenith Beach sea temperature is
21.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 9PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)--
Afternoon (19 May)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (19 May)6ft (1.9m)10s

Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
1
4
3
3
!
2
2
2
2
2
!
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.4
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1208
932
849
769
622
1064
1124
1308
1275
1373
1317
1177
1299
1662
1229
1057
932
854
848
748
782
763
727
619
Wind (km/h)
20
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
35
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
35
SSE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:16AM1.32m
10:20PM1.94m
11:14AM1.27m
11:13PM1.87m
12:16PM1.24m
00:10AM1.77m
Low Tide
3:47PM0.44m
5:15AM0.19m
4:41PM0.51m
6:13AM0.23m
5:41PM0.58m
7:12AM0.28m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:57
4:57
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
16
17
15
16
17
17
17
18
18
16
17
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
17
16
14
14
12
12
13
10
11
11
10
10
12
11
9
13
14
14
12
12
13
11
11
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
2.2
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.3
S
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
2.5
S
10
1.1
E
10
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1
E
10
Energy kJ
1208
932
849
769
622
736
788
880
418
346
346
296
290
1375
234
1057
932
190
190
183
142
140
140
183
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
544
530
477
245
234
230
5
5
5
7
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
17
Energy kJ
5
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
1.4
SSW
6
1.9
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.4
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
6
16
17
122
435
1064
1124
1308
1275
1373
1317
1177
1299
1662
1229
854
848
748
782
763
727
619
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
4
3
3
1
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
42
42
52
0
42
69
42
42
69
42
42
42
52
34
42
42
56
88
134
42
84
205
217
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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