
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 6PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
605 | 471 | 631 | 506 | 329 | 249 | 238 | 167 | 117 | 103 | 66 | 112 | 183 | 210 | 158 | 128 | 206 | 75 | 93 | 173 | 255 | 544 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 10:21AM1.77m | 10:49PM1.38m | 11:09AM1.76m | 11:46PM1.27m | 12:05PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52PM0.36m | 4:38AM0.46m | 5:52PM0.40m | 5:27AM0.54m | 7:02PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 10 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 |
605 | 471 | 631 | 506 | 329 | 249 | 108 | 85 | 63 | 46 | 66 | 59 | 57 | 36 | 35 | 18 | 102 | 75 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 223 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | NE 8 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 |
188 | 163 | 18 | — | — | — | 229 | 167 | 117 | 100 | — | — | 22 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 15 |
18 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
19 | 33 | 27 | 115 | 143 | 167 | 238 | 145 | 116 | 103 | 65 | 112 | 183 | 210 | 158 | 128 | 206 | — | 93 | 173 | 255 | 544 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 121 | 249 | 200 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 223 | 83 | 8 | 0 |
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