Zenith Beach surf break

Zenith Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 20 Feb 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
23.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 1PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
0.9
E
0.7
ENE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.7
ENE
1.3
NE
1.7
NE
1.7
NE
2.2
NE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)5555555661099988999656778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4128333460696450343229413836502725573380240303521164
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
15
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
20
ENE
15
E
10
NE
5
WSW
5
SW
10
W
10
NW
5
E
25
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
10
SW
25
WSW
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassononcross-
on
glassglassoffcross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:57AM
1.71
11:31PM
1.56
11:40AM
1.61
12:14AM
1.60
12:27PM
1.48
1:03AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:20PM
0.27
5:32AM
0.41
5:57PM
0.32
6:26AM
0.45
6:39PM
0.40
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise6:31-------6:31-------6:33-------
Sunset---7:37-------7:36-------7:35----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C222323242424232322272725252524232223242626242323
Feels °C (?)222323242326242524292626272828262526222325262327
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