Zenith Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.73° S 152.19° E

Issued: 3 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zenith Beach sea temperature is

19.1° C

Zenith Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 9AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Evening (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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
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	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	177	135	117	141	137	135	114	118	145	221	187	222	340	476	608	917	1555	1646	1520	1379	1152	1037	951	867
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					10:41AM1.41m				10:40PM1.83m				11:27AM1.41m				11:24PM1.69m				12:13PM1.41m
Low Tide			4:38AM0.10m				4:21PM0.39m				5:20AM0.17m				5:11PM0.46m				6:00AM0.26m				6:03PM0.55m


	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	12	12	13	12	13	13	13	12	12	11	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	11	10	12	13	13	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 8	S 21	S 11	S 11	S 20	S 20	S 20	S 10	S 9	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	177	135	86	64	59	135	114	118	52	35	83	57	73	70	68	29	25	1646	1520	1379	1152	1037	951	867
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	S 11	S 16	S 7	S 6	SSW 8	S 11	—	S 21	S 21	S 20	—	—	S 19	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 14
kJ	33	33	22	21	43	44	41	24	39	—	35	78	73	—	—	66	113	103	154	150	143	129	172	175
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 9	S 11	S 11	—	—	—	S 18	—	S 18	S 18	S 19	—	—	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	SE 17	SE 17
kJ	55	58	56	52	42	25	22	22	—	—	—	6	—	6	6	117	—	—	23	13	13	12	11	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	S 6	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	E 11	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	97	104	117	141	137	—	—	27	145	221	187	222	340	476	608	917	1555	25	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	4	4	4	3	4	2
Distance (km)	69	42	42	83	84	84	42	42	42	128	128	217	248	248	217	128	149	149	134	176	134	42	84	42
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1													3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	6	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	7	6	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

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