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Zenith Beach surf break

Zenith Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
21.8° C
 (Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 7AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (19 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSE
2
SSE
2.3
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SE
1.9
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SE
1.1
ESE
1.8
SE
2
SE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2
ESE
1.9
SE
Period(s) (?)88899998988881111111111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)56758170247143941138047537129527421322129173896610561037101810701070972886769
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:24AM
1.79
10:09PM
1.24
10:01AM
1.80
10:47PM
1.29
10:39AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:50AM
0.50
4:12PM
0.24
3:32AM
0.48
4:47PM
0.22
4:15AM
0.48
5:22PM
0.23
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise--6:01-------6:01-------6:03-----
Sunset------8:00-------8:00-------8:00-
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212121222222222222222121222221212120202020212120
Feels °C (?)181718191919191919191918191918191917171616192020
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