Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 2PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
180 | 403 | 434 | 275 | 289 | 290 | 350 | 269 | 249 | 202 | 162 | 131 | 136 | 108 | 108 | 156 | 188 | 103 | 246 | 151 | 196 | 169 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:50AM0.98m | 4:53PM1.50m | 5:52AM1.04m | 5:43PM1.56m | 6:37AM1.13m | 6:27PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.70m | 00:01AM0.54m | 10:53AM0.67m | 00:40AM0.45m | 11:50AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | NE 7 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
180 | 403 | 434 | 275 | 171 | 290 | 350 | 269 | 249 | 202 | 162 | 131 | 136 | 108 | 108 | 63 | 94 | 78 | 106 | 52 | 196 | 169 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 8 | E 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 10 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 |
25 | 28 | 20 | 165 | 289 | 107 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 16 | 21 | 108 | 79 | 21 | 54 | 41 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 17 | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 13 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 7 | S 15 | — | S 15 | S 17 | ENE 9 | — | — | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 |
9 | 9 | 50 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 25 | 49 | 5 | 4 | — | 41 | 24 | 17 | — | — | 43 | — | 43 | 43 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | SW 3 |
— | — | — | 20 | 22 | 34 | 39 | 34 | 27 | — | 17 | 52 | 69 | 53 | 55 | 156 | 188 | 103 | 246 | 151 | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 67 | 67 | 120 | 120 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 312 | 312 | 210 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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