
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 3PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
103 | 161 | 115 | 260 | 216 | 192 | 154 | 219 | 226 | 206 | 151 | 244 | 247 | 187 | 191 | 356 | 434 | 432 | 453 | 706 | 727 | 719 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:15AM1.44m | 7:15PM1.66m | 7:48AM1.54m | 7:54PM1.67m | 8:23AM1.64m | 8:35PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01PM0.49m | 1:37AM0.30m | 1:44PM0.41m | 2:09AM0.29m | 2:27PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ENE 6 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
30 | 80 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 123 | 109 | 102 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 187 | 103 | 86 | 60 | 37 | 34 | 19 | 21 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 12 | — | — | S 14 | — | S 16 | S 18 | S 17 |
5 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 6 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — |
— | 5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 3 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
103 | 161 | 115 | 260 | 216 | 192 | 154 | 219 | 226 | 206 | 151 | 244 | 247 | 5 | 191 | 356 | 434 | 432 | 453 | 706 | 727 | 719 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 475 | 427 | 121 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 223 | 176 | 13 | 53 | 88 | 134 | 52 | 52 | 69 | 456 | 246 | 248 |
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