Zenith Beach surf break

Zenith Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 01 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
22.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 4PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (01 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (01 May)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
149
163
197
197
190
318
534
724
564
565
602
783
783
861
783
697
640
640
725
817
1024
1412
1168
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:55AM1.43m
8:13PM1.76m
8:32AM1.36m
8:47PM1.77m
9:09AM1.30m
9:21PM1.75m
Low Tide
1:46PM0.39m
2:40AM0.38m
2:17PM0.41m
3:20AM0.38m
2:48PM0.46m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
6:24
6:24
6:24
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5:13
5:12
5:10
5:09
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
22
21
21
20
18
18
19
19
20
19
19
17
18
18
18
18
17
16
17
16
17
17
18
17
17
15
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.3
S
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
E
9
0.2
S
8
1.8
E
10
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
16
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
2.2
ENE
10
2
E
10
Energy kJ
121
149
163
197
197
11
229
324
484
564
565
6
627
1
5
783
697
640
4
3
3
3
917
816
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
19
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
15
14
12
12
11
7
10
10
4
4
5
6
5
4
4
4
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
6
6
6
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.8
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2.1
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
186
190
318
534
724
602
783
783
861
640
725
817
1024
1412
1168
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
8
2
13
13
33
16
44
13
13
13
475
260
260
260
13
13
3
13
260
260
260
260
13
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
2
3
3
4
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
3
5
5
5
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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