Zenith Beach surf break

Zenith Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 AEST
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Zenith Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zenith Beach sea temperature is
21.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (01 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 3AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 31). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (01 Jun)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (01 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
8
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
0.9
SSW
6
1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.6
E
9
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
11
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
107
107
68
89
89
94
60
60
135
130
90
58
57
57
57
58
111
108
46
46
43
39
71
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
5
NE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:20PM1.78m
8:52AM1.19m
8:56PM1.78m
9:34AM1.16m
9:32PM1.75m
10:18AM1.14m
Low Tide
3:05AM0.35m
2:17PM0.49m
3:46AM0.34m
2:54PM0.53m
4:26AM0.34m
3:32PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
Temp °C
17
13
12
11
11
13
15
17
15
14
14
14
14
16
20
21
17
16
18
17
16
18
19
19
11
7
5
4
5
8
10
12
9
10
12
12
10
12
17
16
14
13
11
10
8
11
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
8
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
0.9
SSW
6
1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
151
107
107
68
89
89
94
57
44
135
130
90
58
57
57
57
20
111
108
46
46
43
28
71
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSW
7
0.5
NE
4
0.6
E
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
87
62
62
62
64
62
61
60
60
58
58
58
32
29
18
9
58
5
5
25
19
20
23
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.6
S
8
0.2
S
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
10
0.1
NE
13
0.3
SSW
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
8
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
S
11
0.4
E
11
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
2
29
44
8
18
29
30
7
19
2
2
10
9
3
3
5
3
2
39
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
7
0.6
W
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.3
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
N
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
1
NE
5
0.6
W
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.9
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
Energy kJ
129
9
17
22
15
6
1
5
3
1
1
4
7
41
8
5
23
27
28
28
28
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
64
42
42
42
0
0
0
0
8
8
0
0
2
0
0
8
8
8
33
34
34
33
49
67
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
5
5
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
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