Zenith Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.73° S 152.19° E

Issued: 4 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zenith Beach sea temperature is

19.8°C

Zenith Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 12PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	6s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	6s
Evening (12 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSE by Tue night).
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	!	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	E 9	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 7	S 8	S 9	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	15	14	10	13	16	39	89	73	57	51	56	45	27	25	78	126	198	453	847	1288	1325	1005	613	443
Wind (km/h)	N	WNW	NNW	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	SW	SSW	ESE	NE	W	SSW	S	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-on	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on
High Tide				10:04AM1.76m				10:23PM1.43m				10:39AM1.74m				11:00PM1.32m					11:14AM1.70m
Low Tide		3:44AM0.34m				4:27PM0.34m				4:14AM0.40m					5:09PM0.39m			4:45AM0.47m					5:53PM0.45m


	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	4	6	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	22	28	30	27	27	24	21	20	20	22	19	19	19	19	17	16	16	17	17	17	17	18
Feels °C	21	21	21	27	27	22	23	21	17	20	21	23	16	16	17	16	10	8	8	10	10	10	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	NE 6	NE 6	E 8	SSE 5	ENE 8	NE 6	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	S 8
kJ	15	10	9	8	12	3	14	73	57	51	56	45	27	25	12	18	16	26	16	16	16	15	14	443
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	NE 4	SSW 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	S 15	S 4	SSW 4	S 4	SSE 4	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 11	E 15	S 16	S 14
kJ	14	4	6	10	3	3	2	6	4	9	6	10	4	16	16	7	6	2	10	4	5	4	20	95
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	E 9	SE 6	E 8	S 6	S 6	SE 5	S 15	NE 12	SE 4	SE 4	E 8	E 9	SSW 7	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	NE 7	N 11	E 15	E 15	E 15	ENE 8
kJ	5	14	10	13	3	3	1	5	5	9	5	12	14	5	5	5	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	23
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	—	—	—	ENE 6	NE 4	NE 5	S 6	S 4	S 4	—	WNW 2	S 4	S 4	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 7	S 8	S 9	S 10	S 9	S 9	—
kJ	6	—	—	—	16	39	89	1	12	22	—	1	3	6	78	126	198	453	847	1288	1325	1005	613	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	1	3	3	3	1
Distance (km)	42	50	50	126	134	121	43	33	42	13	8	0	51	51	67	69	204	350	248	295	204	204	84	69
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Rating (10 max)	1					1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1								3	3
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