
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 7PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
307 | 343 | 264 | 223 | 177 | 138 | 137 | 145 | 143 | 147 | 211 | 147 | 125 | 143 | 186 | 216 | 249 | 244 | 298 | 349 | 568 | 769 | 919 | 974 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:55PM1.94m | 10:41AM1.41m | 10:40PM1.83m | 11:27AM1.41m | 11:24PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30PM0.35m | 4:38AM0.10m | 4:21PM0.39m | 5:20AM0.17m | 5:11PM0.46m | 6:00AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | |
— | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
307 | 343 | 264 | 223 | 177 | 138 | 106 | 64 | 143 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 69 | 114 | 83 | 82 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 568 | 769 | 919 | 974 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 18 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 |
73 | 73 | 80 | 21 | 33 | 33 | 56 | 21 | 61 | 44 | 41 | 23 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 78 | 74 | 71 | 69 | 66 | 42 | 25 | 154 | 150 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | E 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 21 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 9 | S 8 |
25 | 25 | 12 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 24 | 52 | 43 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 113 | 103 | 24 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | S 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 97 | 97 | 93 | 137 | 145 | — | — | 211 | 21 | 125 | 143 | 186 | 216 | 249 | 244 | 298 | 349 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 42 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 42 | 84 | 84 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 84 | 84 | 128 | 128 | 204 | 134 | 134 | 88 | 128 | 128 | 134 |
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