Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 12PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 440 | 392 | 400 | 513 | 539 | 503 | 305 | 279 | 259 | 210 | 210 | 174 | 188 | 189 | 185 | 185 | 206 | 202 | 184 | 175 | 129 | 121 | 129 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:00AM1.65m | 9:11PM1.72m | 9:37AM1.66m | 9:49PM1.60m | 10:14AM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52AM0.19m | 3:02PM0.29m | 3:26AM0.24m | 3:45PM0.34m | 3:58AM0.32m | 4:28PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 440 | 392 | 400 | 513 | 539 | 503 | 305 | 279 | 259 | 210 | 210 | 174 | 188 | 189 | 185 | 185 | 206 | 202 | 184 | 175 | 129 | 121 | 84 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 13 | E 16 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 111 | 175 | 265 | 254 | 221 | 192 | 214 | 194 | 184 | 164 | 97 | 48 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 5 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | S 19 | E 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 74 | 94 | 114 | 79 | 46 | 67 | 49 | 26 | 98 | 129 | 95 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 120 | 120 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 323 | 475 | 193 | 121 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 121 | 262 | 13 | 13 |
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