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Zenith Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
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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
22.8° 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 4AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
168 | 164 | 135 | 108 | 58 | 50 | 44 | 44 | 32 | 21 | 30 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 59 | 67 | 87 | 67 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 4:09PM1.28m | 3:58AM1.60m | 5:04PM1.38m | 4:59AM1.59m | 5:49PM1.48m | 5:50AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37PM0.66m | 10:43AM0.36m | 10:46PM0.60m | 11:28AM0.35m | 11:43PM0.53m | 12:08PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
168 | 164 | 135 | 108 | 58 | 50 | 44 | 14 | 32 | 21 | 30 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 47 | 8 | 8 | 67 | 87 | 67 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | E 10 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
25 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 41 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 13 | E 10 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
2 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
78 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 4 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 59 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 260 | 3 | 191 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 |
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