Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 11PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 229 | 296 | 434 | 549 | 1174 | 1342 | 1293 | 1144 | 968 | 970 | 919 | 962 | 980 | 857 | 800 | 815 | 734 | 632 | 551 | 530 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:27AM1.41m | 11:24PM1.69m | 12:13PM1.41m | 00:07AM1.52m | 1:00PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11PM0.46m | 6:00AM0.26m | 6:03PM0.55m | 6:39AM0.36m | 7:00PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 20 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 51 | 48 | 68 | 133 | 1174 | 1342 | 1293 | 1144 | 968 | 970 | 919 | 962 | 980 | 857 | 800 | 815 | 734 | 632 | 551 | 530 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | — | S 19 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 74 | 71 | — | 66 | 27 | 103 | 154 | 150 | 142 | 183 | 174 | 175 | 168 | 212 | 196 | 187 | 184 | 180 | 177 | 169 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | S 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 4 | 117 | 113 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 229 | 296 | 434 | 549 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 205 | 248 | 217 | 217 | 134 | 149 | 149 | 134 | 134 | 42 | 42 | 84 | 46 | 69 | 13 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 2 |
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