Zenith Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.73° S 152.19° E

Zenith Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zenith Beach sea temperature is
17.6° C
1.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 9AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
1.1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
110
71
57
44
82
136
167
122
60
44
34
21
21
14
14
14
9
9
9
9
9
9
13
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
30
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
5
S
15
E
10
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
High Tide
00:53AM1.13m
1:46PM1.43m
1:48AM1.02m
2:47PM1.42m
3:14AM0.96m
3:53PM1.45m
Low Tide
6:55AM0.59m
8:40PM0.72m
7:38AM0.65m
10:04PM0.70m
8:36AM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
14
14
15
18
18
19
18
17
17
16
18
20
19
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
17
16
16
Feels °C
11
11
12
12
14
13
15
14
14
15
13
15
16
15
10
12
11
10
13
13
13
17
14
15
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