Zenith Beach surf break

Zenith Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 AEST
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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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (30 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 7PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)--
Afternoon (30 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (30 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
1
S
8
0.7
E
10
1
S
7
1.2
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.2
S
7
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
265
311
278
278
234
205
173
140
111
133
87
94
103
62
104
121
146
94
60
74
58
116
57
56
Wind (km/h)
30
W
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
15
SW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:44PM1.77m
8:10AM1.21m
8:20PM1.78m
8:52AM1.19m
8:56PM1.78m
9:34AM1.16m
Low Tide
1:05PM0.45m
2:25AM0.39m
1:40PM0.46m
3:05AM0.35m
2:17PM0.49m
3:46AM0.34m
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:43
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
Temp °C
17
19
17
15
15
15
14
15
18
19
17
13
12
11
11
12
14
16
15
14
13
12
12
14
11
15
12
9
9
9
8
9
13
15
11
7
5
4
5
6
9
12
10
9
10
9
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
1
S
8
0.7
E
10
1
S
7
0.6
E
9
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.2
S
7
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
10
0.6
S
8
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
265
311
278
278
234
205
173
140
111
133
87
94
62
60
104
121
146
94
56
74
58
116
46
56
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
S
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
S
8
Energy kJ
196
156
153
121
121
123
121
92
90
89
57
85
43
49
62
62
61
60
60
60
58
57
57
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.6
E
9
0.2
S
10
0.1
N
9
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
11
0.5
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
28
62
8
2
19
28
24
51
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.9
SSW
6
0.5
WSW
3
1.2
SSW
6
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
W
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
NNE
3
Energy kJ
20
7
5
8
12
12
14
13
10
1
55
6
103
17
14
9
2
6
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
42
42
42
42
34
42
34
34
34
42
0
0
34
42
42
42
0
0
0
0
8
8
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
4
2
2
4
5
7
6
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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