
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 12AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 16 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
279 | 199 | 167 | 135 | 102 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 94 | 107 | 102 | 97 | 94 | 136 | 146 | 335 | 575 | 543 | 477 | 822 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:03PM1.45m | 10:17AM1.89m | 10:53PM1.38m | 11:04AM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03PM0.27m | 3:48AM0.38m | 4:55PM0.25m | 4:32AM0.42m | 5:51PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 13 |
279 | 199 | 167 | 135 | 59 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 17 | 19 | 102 | 97 | 94 | 136 | 146 | 335 | 575 | 543 | 440 | 822 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 12 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
— | — | — | 12 | 102 | 40 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 75 | 109 | 112 | 127 | 309 | 477 | 333 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
22 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | SW 3 | — | W 3 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
41 | 87 | 54 | 60 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 94 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 260 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 3 | 52 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 476 | 306 | 120 | 2 |
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