Zenith Beach surf break

Zenith Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
22.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 1PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
1
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
NE
1.7
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.9
NE
2.4
ENE
2.4
NE
2.3
NE
1.9
NE
1.6
NE
Period(s) (?)999994555556666677777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2826252531405143282174170159205212196178163332562612574413314
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
40
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
50
NE
45
NE
50
NE
40
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:00PM
1.76
12:52AM
1.35
12:42PM
1.62
1:38AM
1.35
1:24PM
1.47
2:26AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:42AM
0.47
6:44PM
0.22
6:32AM
0.54
7:23PM
0.31
7:23AM
0.62
8:01PM
0.39
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
Sunrise5:50-------5:50-------5:52-------
Sunset----8:02-------8:02-------8:02---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212324242322222020262525232221202025252524232221
Feels °C (?)232424222119191818232020181716161621191918181919
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