
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 10AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 5 | SE 7 | S 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | 43 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 47 | 120 | 112 | 108 | 72 | 60 | 45 | 39 | 31 | 70 | 192 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:29AM1.75m | 9:46PM1.54m | 10:04AM1.76m | 10:23PM1.43m | 10:39AM1.74m | 11:00PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM0.30m | 3:45PM0.32m | 3:44AM0.34m | 4:27PM0.34m | 4:14AM0.40m | 5:09PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 7 | ENE 8 |
82 | 43 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 108 | 72 | 43 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | E 9 | S 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | NE 7 |
40 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 45 | 27 | 17 | 18 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | E 9 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 16 | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 16 |
17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | N 4 | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SSE 6 |
— | 2 | 7 | 9 | — | 13 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 10 | — | — | 11 | 47 | 120 | 112 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | 70 | 192 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 878 | 260 | 156 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 136 | 133 | 130 | 73 | 8 | 46 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 34 | 126 | 187 |
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