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Zenith Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
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Zenith Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zenith Beach sea temperature is
22.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 10AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | |
2043 | 1908 | 1520 | 1146 | 1166 | 1429 | 1257 | 1993 | 2108 | 2621 | 1492 | 1993 | 2017 | 1456 | 1269 | 970 | 755 | 587 | 480 | 459 | 449 | 450 | 505 | 512 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:55PM1.55m | 1:09PM1.06m | 00:45AM1.50m | 2:17PM1.09m | 1:43AM1.46m | 3:21PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09AM0.50m | 6:10PM0.78m | 8:03AM0.51m | 7:19PM0.81m | 8:55AM0.50m | 8:36PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 12 | E 12 | S 11 | S 8 |
1357 | 1908 | 1520 | 1146 | 1166 | 907 | 873 | 1993 | 2108 | 1862 | 1492 | 1379 | 1784 | 62 | 62 | 970 | 755 | 587 | 480 | 459 | 103 | 139 | 125 | 512 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 19 | S 18 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | S 18 | S 18 | E 12 | E 12 |
92 | 92 | 70 | 73 | 80 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 28 | 26 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 93 | 98 | 6 | 6 | 139 | 137 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | — | — | — | SSW 17 | NE 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | NE 10 | — | S 18 | S 15 |
— | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 92 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 4 | — | 55 | 72 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | — | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 11 | — | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — |
2043 | — | 21 | 27 | 29 | 1429 | 1257 | — | — | 2621 | — | 1993 | 2017 | 1456 | 1269 | — | — | — | — | — | 449 | 450 | 505 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 46 | 56 | 52 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 51 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 46 | 67 | 69 |
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