Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 3PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 116 | 143 | 234 | 304 | 294 | 288 | 206 | 133 | 110 | 157 | 85 | 225 | 383 | 1509 | 1509 | 1076 | 627 | 416 | 233 | 432 | 282 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:00PM1.42m | 4:33AM1.02m | 4:08PM1.45m | 5:28AM1.11m | 5:04PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57AM0.77m | 10:28PM0.61m | 9:18AM0.78m | 11:17PM0.54m | 10:31AM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 65 | 116 | 143 | 125 | 83 | 294 | 288 | 206 | 108 | 110 | 157 | 1 | 103 | 74 | 1098 | 1509 | 1076 | 627 | 157 | 160 | 432 | 282 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 5 | E 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 21 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 20 | S 20 | S 11 | S 17 | S 19 |
| kJ | 24 | 53 | 99 | 234 | 304 | 50 | 59 | 55 | 133 | 79 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 233 | 50 | 111 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 11 | S 8 | S 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | S 18 | — | S 20 | S 15 | E 11 | S 19 | E 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 31 | 17 | 2 | 29 | 4 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | N 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 10 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 85 | 225 | 383 | 1509 | — | — | — | 416 | 81 | 122 | 141 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 448 | 204 | 350 | 295 | 204 | 131 | 13 | 13 | 54 | 63 | 76 |
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