Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 7AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 17 | S 17 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 217 | 173 | 190 | 209 | 143 | 114 | 117 | 152 | 259 | 195 | 184 | 175 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 124 | 140 | 167 | 136 | 155 | 142 | 114 | 130 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:16PM1.74m | 10:50AM1.54m | 10:55PM1.59m | 11:30AM1.52m | 11:32PM1.42m | 12:11PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41AM0.23m | 4:49PM0.42m | 5:15AM0.32m | 5:37PM0.51m | 5:47AM0.42m | 6:27PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 17 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 7 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 217 | 173 | 152 | 209 | 134 | 114 | 117 | 152 | 131 | 195 | 147 | 120 | 117 | 111 | 117 | 56 | 53 | 52 | 35 | 97 | 142 | 114 | 130 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | ENE 10 | ESE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 12 | S 17 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 10 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 145 | 142 | 145 | 20 | 91 | 76 | 104 | 98 | 259 | 52 | 184 | 175 | 116 | 67 | 76 | 47 | 44 | 44 | 39 | 6 | 87 | 82 | 81 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | ENE 10 | S 18 | E 10 | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | S 12 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 143 | 95 | 98 | 10 | 54 | 8 | 49 | 23 | — | — | 49 | — | 19 | 30 | 44 | 21 | 40 | 70 | 87 | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 190 | 197 | — | 71 | 71 | 93 | — | 147 | — | — | — | 117 | — | 124 | 140 | 167 | 136 | 155 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 13 | 84 | 88 | 136 | 52 | 84 | 69 | 56 | 42 | 13 | 42 | 52 | 84 | 134 | 84 | 121 | 13 | 84 | 121 | 13 | 172 | 84 | 2 |
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