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Zenith Beach surf break

Zenith Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 16 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
22.9° C
 (Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 10AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (16 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (16 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.5
S
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.1
E
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)812121267777710666566661010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)152139101981271351139292754645429510914811158445758515150
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
E
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
0
SSE
15
NNE
0
NW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross-
on		glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:21AM
1.74
9:05PM
1.29
9:00AM
1.78
9:40PM
1.38
9:38AM
1.79
10:15PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:50AM
0.53
3:04PM
0.27
2:34AM
0.47
3:38PM
0.23
3:17AM
0.43
4:11PM
0.22
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise--6:28-------6:28-------6:28-----
Sunset-----7:42-------7:40-------7:39--
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
12321-------------------
Temp. °C212121222222222221191921232323222120223032292724
Feels °C (?)202019201919212120192022201919181920222833283125
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