Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 12AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
171 | 168 | 157 | 160 | 229 | 244 | 244 | 246 | 216 | 208 | 174 | 196 | 190 | 143 | 347 | 298 | 237 | 237 | 189 | 185 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:36PM1.68m | 10:07AM1.58m | 10:16PM1.59m | 10:47AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.40m | 3:55AM0.29m | 4:10PM0.41m | 4:29AM0.34m | 4:59PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
171 | 168 | 157 | 160 | 229 | 244 | 244 | 192 | 180 | 138 | 146 | 196 | 190 | 143 | 347 | 298 | 237 | 237 | 189 | 185 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 5 |
88 | 84 | 83 | 61 | 150 | 211 | 190 | 246 | 216 | 208 | 174 | 122 | 161 | 138 | 22 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 12 | — | — | NE 12 | ENE 10 |
25 | 24 | 48 | 96 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 46 | 88 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
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