
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 6PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 64 | 82 | 61 | 106 | 138 | 146 | 143 | 140 | 140 | 267 | 278 | 587 | 679 | 497 | 387 | 282 | 221 | 141 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:20PM1.68m | 5:13AM1.15m | 5:28PM1.79m | 6:21AM1.22m | 6:27PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM0.55m | 11:21PM0.43m | 10:38AM0.52m | 00:24AM0.30m | 11:46AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
49 | 33 | 48 | 46 | 64 | 82 | 61 | 106 | 138 | 146 | 143 | 140 | 140 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 497 | 387 | 282 | 221 | 141 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
34 | 48 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 12 |
15 | 15 | 22 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | ENE 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 43 | — | 267 | 278 | 587 | 679 | 43 | 29 | 29 | 38 | 71 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 46 | 204 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 33 | 260 | 314 | 54 | 42 | 67 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 |
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