
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
335 | 217 | 164 | 127 | 147 | 161 | 155 | 147 | 120 | 405 | 471 | 481 | 416 | 425 | 223 | 212 | 305 | 219 | 196 | 182 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:07PM1.98m | 8:48AM1.46m | 8:52PM1.95m | 9:30AM1.51m | 9:35PM1.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40PM0.33m | 2:46AM0.08m | 2:30PM0.30m | 3:27AM0.10m | 3:18PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
335 | 217 | 164 | 127 | 147 | 161 | 155 | 147 | 29 | 265 | 471 | 481 | 416 | 284 | 223 | 212 | 305 | 219 | 196 | 182 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
51 | 49 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 29 | 3 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | S 18 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
5 | 7 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 57 | 46 | 39 | 67 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 120 | 405 | — | — | — | 425 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 42 | 33 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 52 | 51 | 120 | 52 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 84 | 84 | 51 |
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