Zenith Beach surf break

Zenith Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 25 Apr 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
22.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 4AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
168
164
135
108
58
50
44
44
32
21
30
43
43
45
47
47
59
67
87
67
36
35
33
33
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
0
ENE
10
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
W
5
SE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
5
NE
5
NW
5
S
10
SE
20
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:09PM1.28m
3:58AM1.60m
5:04PM1.38m
4:59AM1.59m
5:49PM1.48m
5:50AM1.56m
Low Tide
9:37PM0.66m
10:43AM0.36m
10:46PM0.60m
11:28AM0.35m
11:43PM0.53m
12:08PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:18
6:20
6:20
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5:17
5:16
5:15
Temp °C
20
20
18
17
17
18
19
20
20
20
18
17
18
18
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
18
18
16
16
16
18
17
17
17
18
16
17
18
18
19
18
17
17
18
18
18
19
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
E
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
Energy kJ
168
164
135
108
58
50
44
14
32
21
30
43
43
45
47
8
8
67
87
67
36
35
33
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
Energy kJ
25
23
23
14
41
28
21
10
10
12
4
4
7
8
8
2
2
2
1
12
33
29
29
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
2
2
23
14
14
14
14
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
3
2
2
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.6
E
4
Energy kJ
78
70
44
4
7
8
47
59
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
33
16
2
0
0
0
3
33
33
33
33
33
33
0
260
3
191
16
13
13
0
0
33
33
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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