
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 11PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 16 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
117 | 80 | 59 | 34 | 32 | 44 | 33 | 37 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 40 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 40 | 40 | 160 | 449 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:38PM1.90m | 7:24AM1.27m | 7:30PM1.98m | 8:18AM1.32m | 8:20PM2.02m | 9:07AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53AM0.43m | 1:28AM0.22m | 12:51PM0.39m | 2:20AM0.12m | 1:47PM0.35m | 3:08AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | |
— | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 17 |
117 | 80 | 59 | 34 | 32 | 44 | 33 | 37 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 24 | 40 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 7 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | — |
13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | S 21 | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — |
1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 |
33 | 35 | 45 | 58 | 65 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 37 | 160 | 449 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 88 | 42 | 43 | 67 | 34 | 34 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 56 | 136 | 136 | 449 | 136 | 136 | 487 | 136 | 427 | 126 | 45 | 52 | 88 |
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