
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 9PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 17 | S 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
225 | 235 | 251 | 262 | 262 | 252 | 113 | 147 | 167 | 120 | 87 | 87 | 62 | 66 | 68 | 149 | 181 | 231 | 301 | 291 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:54PM1.46m | 1:24AM0.99m | 1:52PM1.43m | 2:59AM0.97m | 3:00PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03PM0.68m | 6:50AM0.72m | 9:22PM0.66m | 7:57AM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 17 |
225 | 235 | 251 | 262 | 211 | 171 | 113 | 125 | 125 | 120 | 87 | 87 | 62 | 66 | 68 | 149 | 181 | 164 | 113 | 291 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 |
129 | 107 | 86 | 93 | 65 | 252 | 41 | 40 | 167 | 109 | 14 | 14 | 53 | 52 | 23 | 53 | 103 | 231 | 301 | 50 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 17 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 18 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 12 |
101 | 97 | 148 | 145 | 262 | 64 | 100 | 147 | 29 | 15 | 36 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 67 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
— | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 14 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 120 | 13 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 52 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
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