
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 9PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
137 | 135 | 121 | 158 | 163 | 189 | 170 | 222 | 229 | 229 | 480 | 724 | 1613 | 1429 | 1271 | 1081 | 1037 | 951 | 970 | 884 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:41AM1.41m | 10:40PM1.83m | 11:27AM1.41m | 11:24PM1.69m | 12:13PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21PM0.39m | 5:20AM0.17m | 5:11PM0.46m | 6:00AM0.26m | 6:03PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | ESE 7 | S 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 21 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 8 | S 10 | ENE 12 | S 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
59 | 135 | 41 | 22 | 40 | 35 | 83 | 82 | 51 | 229 | 46 | 150 | 27 | 1429 | 1271 | 1081 | 1037 | 951 | 970 | 884 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 7 | S 11 | S 20 | S 20 | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 |
43 | 33 | 22 | 7 | 33 | — | 35 | 79 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 45 | 113 | 103 | 154 | 150 | 142 | 183 | 172 | 175 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 9 | S 15 | S 19 | — | — | — | S 18 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 17 | SE 17 |
42 | 25 | 18 | 27 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 66 | — | 25 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 11 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
137 | — | 121 | 158 | 163 | 189 | 170 | 222 | 229 | 66 | 480 | 724 | 1613 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 69 | 128 | 205 | 205 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 134 | 149 | 134 | 176 | 42 | 134 | 69 | 69 |
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