
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (13 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 9PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 13). 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 (13 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 35 | 188 | 604 | 956 | 1245 | 1058 | 764 | 550 | 443 | 398 | 453 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:30PM1.98m | 8:18AM1.32m | 8:20PM2.02m | 9:07AM1.36m | 9:08PM2.01m | 9:55AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:51PM0.39m | 2:20AM0.12m | 1:47PM0.35m | 3:08AM0.07m | 2:39PM0.34m | 3:54AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | |
— | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 |
43 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 35 | 40 | 421 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | S 20 | S 20 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
7 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 77 | 188 | 604 | 956 | 1245 | 1058 | 764 | 550 | 443 | 398 | 453 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 16 | 33 | 33 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 262 | 56 | 42 | 42 | 52 | 84 | 52 | 52 | 84 | 42 | 52 | 52 | 56 |
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