
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 9AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 17 | S 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
262 | 249 | 113 | 147 | 167 | 120 | 87 | 63 | 62 | 64 | 68 | 114 | 141 | 162 | 304 | 384 | 291 | 209 | 137 | 112 | 155 | 184 | 143 | 182 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:24AM0.99m | 1:52PM1.43m | 2:59AM0.97m | 3:00PM1.42m | 4:33AM1.02m | 4:08PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50AM0.72m | 9:22PM0.66m | 7:57AM0.77m | 10:28PM0.61m | 9:18AM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
211 | 171 | 113 | 125 | 125 | 120 | 87 | 63 | 62 | 64 | 68 | 114 | 141 | 127 | 85 | 384 | 291 | 209 | 106 | 112 | 155 | 184 | 143 | 103 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 16 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
65 | 249 | 41 | 28 | 167 | 109 | 14 | 14 | 53 | 52 | 24 | 53 | 98 | 162 | 304 | 49 | 62 | 82 | 137 | 79 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 17 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 14 | SE 7 | NE 4 | S 8 | SSW 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 12 | WSW 4 | E 11 | E 11 |
262 | 64 | 100 | 147 | 28 | 15 | 36 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | W 2 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | WNW 2 | NNE 5 | WNW 2 | W 2 | W 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
2 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 87 | 182 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 52 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 120 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 475 | 204 | 84 |
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