
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 8AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 9 | NE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
96 | 81 | 62 | 112 | 39 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 672 | 1251 | 1731 | 2033 | 2356 | 2948 | 2646 | 2592 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:26PM1.46m | 10:50AM1.62m | 11:01PM1.32m | 11:27AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28PM0.41m | 4:28AM0.40m | 5:12PM0.49m | 4:58AM0.49m | 6:00PM0.57m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 14 | NNE 7 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 |
84 | 81 | 55 | 46 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 12 | ENE 14 | ENE 12 | — | — | — |
12 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | S 15 | S 17 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 15 | S 16 | S 16 | E 15 | ENE 14 | — | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | WSW 2 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
96 | 73 | 62 | 112 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 111 | 672 | 1251 | 1731 | 2033 | 2356 | 2948 | 2646 | 2592 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 684 | 1428 | 69 | 174 | 248 | 88 | 88 | 711 | 870 | 870 | 522 | 329 |
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