Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 4PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 443 | 407 | 370 | 575 | 638 | 573 | 524 | 491 | 437 | 292 | 421 | 321 | 275 | 351 | 367 | 294 | 246 | 252 | 215 | 262 | 156 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:30PM1.58m | 1:10AM1.05m | 1:14PM1.51m | 2:14AM1.02m | 2:05PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48AM0.62m | 7:30PM0.56m | 6:27AM0.70m | 8:28PM0.59m | 7:18AM0.77m | 9:31PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 443 | 407 | 158 | 575 | 638 | 573 | 524 | 491 | 437 | 292 | 421 | 321 | 275 | 351 | 367 | 294 | 246 | 252 | 215 | 262 | 156 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | ESE 12 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 62 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 30 | 53 | 29 | 90 | 108 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 75 | 44 | 40 | 33 | 14 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | S 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 34 | 19 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 30 | 17 | 29 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 6 | 14 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 370 | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | 27 | 28 | — | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | — | — | — | 8 | 25 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 306 | 475 | 475 | 260 | 306 | 187 | 172 | 172 | 306 | 306 | 172 | 174 | 88 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 306 | 129 | 13 |
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