Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 11PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
305 | 239 | 224 | 177 | 163 | 187 | 251 | 198 | 198 | 440 | 386 | 326 | 253 | 203 | 207 | 241 | 248 | 243 | 218 | 139 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:35PM1.86m | 10:11AM1.54m | 10:16PM1.74m | 10:50AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18PM0.30m | 4:05AM0.15m | 4:04PM0.35m | 4:41AM0.23m | 4:49PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 | S 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 |
305 | 239 | 224 | 177 | 163 | 117 | 251 | 198 | 198 | 318 | 104 | 154 | 253 | 203 | 145 | 209 | 143 | 76 | 104 | 139 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 19 | S 19 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 17 | S 17 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 13 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 |
18 | 17 | 72 | 17 | 17 | 48 | 17 | 18 | 116 | 113 | 18 | 19 | 145 | 142 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 95 | 98 | 98 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 16 | ENE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 9 | S 15 | S 19 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 11 | S 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
59 | 47 | 18 | 43 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 66 | 18 | 18 | — | — | 19 | 19 | 25 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | SE 5 | ESE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | 187 | — | 23 | 19 | 440 | 386 | 326 | — | — | 207 | 241 | 248 | 243 | 218 | 121 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 84 | 56 | 13 | 16 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 51 | 42 | 88 | 88 | 187 | 88 | 134 | 84 |
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