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Zenith Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
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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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 3AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the NNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 6 | E 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
319 | 278 | 234 | 201 | 201 | 163 | 133 | 134 | 99 | 114 | 62 | 62 | 84 | 114 | 120 | 94 | 60 | 76 | 73 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 7:44PM1.77m | 8:10AM1.21m | 8:20PM1.78m | 8:52AM1.19m | 8:56PM1.78m | 9:34AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25AM0.39m | 1:40PM0.46m | 3:05AM0.35m | 2:17PM0.49m | 3:46AM0.34m | 2:54PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | |
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Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 |
15 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
319 | 278 | 234 | 201 | 201 | 163 | 133 | 134 | 99 | 114 | 60 | 48 | 84 | 114 | 120 | 94 | 56 | 76 | 73 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | NE 5 |
153 | 121 | 121 | 123 | 121 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 62 | 51 | 51 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 44 | 48 | 29 | 17 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | N 8 | NE 8 | N 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | SSW 8 | N 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 9 | — | N 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 |
4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 62 | 62 | 17 | — | 2 | 9 | 28 | 10 | 37 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | W 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 5 |
3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 10 | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 42 | 34 | 42 | 34 | 42 | 0 | 8 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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