
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 10PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
133 | 121 | 708 | 670 | 695 | 606 | 521 | 346 | 279 | 217 | 164 | 101 | 120 | 134 | 131 | 127 | 127 | 224 | 528 | 461 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:19PM1.95m | 8:04AM1.39m | 8:07PM1.98m | 8:48AM1.46m | 8:52PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:46PM0.39m | 2:03AM0.12m | 1:40PM0.33m | 2:46AM0.08m | 2:30PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
133 | 121 | 708 | 670 | 695 | 606 | 521 | 346 | 279 | 217 | 164 | 101 | 120 | 134 | 131 | 127 | 29 | 29 | 398 | 461 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | S 16 | S 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
73 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 32 | 52 | 54 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 45 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 12 | — | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | NNE 7 | S 18 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | NE 6 | S 19 | S 19 |
6 | 103 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | 7 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | NW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | — |
22 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 127 | 224 | 528 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 0 | 34 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 42 |
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