Zenith Beach surf break

Zenith Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 7AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
SE
3
ESE
3
SE
2.1
SSE
2.5
ESE
2
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
2
ESE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SSE
2.1
SE
2.3
SE
2.5
SE
Period(s) (?)999999988988999898888101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1742178717472303203316561121127611796609415674824714605413463303463303349369851162
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
25
E
45
ESE
25
SE
30
ESE
35
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
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
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:46AM
1.76
9:31PM
1.19
9:24AM
1.79
10:09PM
1.24
10:01AM
1.80
10:47PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:06AM
0.52
3:36PM
0.28
2:50AM
0.50
4:12PM
0.24
3:32AM
0.48
4:47PM
0.22
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise--6:00-------6:01-------6:01-----
Sunset------8:00-------8:00-------8:00-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
6361231--121----1-11-112
Temp. °C222219202122222222212122222222222122222222212121
Feels °C (?)192013171717181919171718181819201819201818181817
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