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Zenith Beach surf break

Zenith Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
23.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 12PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
0
2
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.6
S
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
NE
1.7
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)1098855555666677777788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9061124157665971626494160309277322276351313148143161161161181192
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
40
NE
30
NNE
20
N
5
NNW
10
SW
35
S
15
SE
10
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:55AM
1.51
6:13PM
1.02
6:42AM
1.58
7:14PM
1.05
7:25AM
1.65
8:05PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:49PM
0.63
11:37PM
0.58
1:38PM
0.54
12:29AM
0.56
2:21PM
0.44
1:19AM
0.54
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise5:56-------5:56-------5:58-------
Sunset----8:01-------8:01-------8:01---
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1---222331-11211----
Temp. °C222323222121222121232322212121202021222323222221
Feels °C (?)212220181919201921222019191719192222192425202221
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