Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- 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 2PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am 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) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| 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. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | ENE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 105 | 133 | 121 | 708 | 670 | 617 | 606 | 505 | 353 | 342 | 221 | 164 | 127 | 123 | 137 | 142 | 146 | 127 | 430 | 750 | 461 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:16AM1.31m | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 73 | 105 | 133 | 121 | 708 | 670 | 617 | 606 | 505 | 353 | 342 | 221 | 164 | 127 | 123 | 137 | 142 | 146 | 29 | 284 | 539 | 461 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | ENE 9 | 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 | E 10 | ENE 9 | S 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 73 | 65 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 54 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 47 | 29 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 12 | — | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | S 15 | S 18 | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | S 19 | S 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 6 | 103 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 100 | 55 | 37 | 17 | 30 | 27 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 127 | 430 | 750 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 63 | 42 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 52 | 69 | 46 |
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