
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 11PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 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) | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
539 | 409 | 305 | 279 | 259 | 210 | 171 | 174 | 188 | 189 | 185 | 185 | 206 | 202 | 184 | 175 | 129 | 121 | 104 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:11PM1.72m | 9:37AM1.66m | 9:49PM1.60m | 10:14AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02PM0.29m | 3:26AM0.24m | 3:45PM0.34m | 3:58AM0.32m | 4:28PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
539 | 409 | 305 | 279 | 259 | 210 | 171 | 174 | 188 | 189 | 185 | 185 | 206 | 202 | 184 | 175 | 129 | 121 | 84 | 81 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 6 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
254 | 221 | 192 | 214 | 194 | 184 | 14 | 8 | 48 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | E 9 | E 13 | E 8 | E 16 | E 10 | E 10 |
15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 164 | 97 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
— | 5 | 23 | 31 | 28 | 22 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 80 | 94 | 119 | 79 | 44 | 32 | 59 | 32 | 82 | 104 | 82 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 285 | 120 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 312 | 475 | 191 | 121 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 121 | 121 | 13 | 3 |
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