Zenith Beach surf break

Zenith Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 04 Sep 2025 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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 10AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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

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Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.9
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)10999988101010966109888810101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)806949493432211513161682138358621438286222212399447389297248
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:58AM
1.10
5:44PM
1.62
6:40AM
1.21
6:31PM
1.71
7:17AM
1.32
7:14PM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:58PM
0.49
11:04AM
0.66
12:37AM
0.39
12:00PM
0.58
1:13AM
0.31
12:49PM
0.48
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunrise--6:05-------6:03-------6:03-----
Sunset-----5:35-------5:36-------5:36--
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161514172120201817151617171616161615161717161616
Feels °C (?)121110131817161313111212131110101111121211101111
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Newcastle

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Zenith Beach (light winds from the W at Shoal Bay wx 3 km from Zenith Beach). 0.5m 9s swell from the S with a 0.2m 6s windswell from the ENE and a 0.2m 9s swell from the E. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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Actual: 38 min ago

10 km/h
W
Clean
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