Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 3AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue night, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 14 | 653 | 1556 | 2003 | 2135 | 2801 | 3360 | 3124 | 3228 | 3184 | 2918 | 2604 | 2405 | 1545 | 1170 | 885 | 690 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:01PM1.32m | 11:27AM1.57m | 11:39PM1.19m | 12:07PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12PM0.49m | 4:58AM0.49m | 6:00PM0.57m | 5:28AM0.57m | 6:55PM0.64m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 14 | ENE 12 | — | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | S 10 | S 19 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 15 | — | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2018 | 28 | 1170 | 885 | 690 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 12 | ENE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | E 13 |
| kJ | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 9 | — | S 17 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | E 13 | S 20 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 89 | 653 | 1556 | 2003 | 2135 | 2801 | 3360 | 3124 | 3228 | 3184 | 2918 | 2604 | 2405 | 1545 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 69 | 248 | 248 | 88 | 711 | 870 | 870 | 522 | 350 | 88 | 84 | 88 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 0 |
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