Zenith Beach surf break

Zenith Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
24.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 6PM is: 5.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 4.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)23ft (7.0m)14s
Afternoon (28 Mar)20ft (6.0m)13s
Evening (28 Mar)15ft (4.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
1
3
4
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
7
SSW
6.5
S
6
S
5.5
S
5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)141413131312121212111111111010101010999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)199661640812708961074156034532045893947308421551875156913231038817644497415343295245202165
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
20
NE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:25AM
1.69
6:31PM
1.30
6:27AM
1.72
7:18PM
1.41
7:19AM
1.74
8:00PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:19PM
0.34
12:01AM
0.57
1:08PM
0.29
1:00AM
0.48
1:49PM
0.26
1:50AM
0.41
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
Sunrise6:58-------7:00-------7:00-------
Sunset---6:52-------6:51-------6:50----
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------1----1------------
Temp. °C151618192020191817182021212120202020212121212019
Feels °C (?)7811121415141413141719171919202020201919191918
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