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Zenith Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Zenith Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 3AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Zenith Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the E by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | |
1155 | 1247 | 1484 | 1522 | 1637 | 1542 | 1560 | 1164 | 987 | 871 | 804 | 744 | 785 | 1012 | 770 | 1703 | 1923 | 1830 | 1970 | 1034 | 1186 | 1758 | 1723 | 1764 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 11:13PM1.87m | 12:16PM1.24m | 00:10AM1.77m | 1:23PM1.24m | 1:10AM1.66m | 2:31PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41PM0.51m | 6:13AM0.23m | 5:41PM0.58m | 7:12AM0.28m | 6:47PM0.64m | 8:11AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 |
— | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | ESE 11 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 |
 kJ | 353 | 296 | 245 | 244 | 244 | 239 | 239 | 234 | 194 | 154 | 148 | 113 | 111 | 5 | 328 | 34 | 54 | 1830 | 1734 | 652 | 1186 | 1758 | 1723 | 1764 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | — | S 23 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 18 | 17 | — | — | 27 | 24 | 25 | 603 | — | 10 | 227 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1155 | 1247 | 1484 | 1522 | 1637 | 1542 | 1560 | 1164 | 987 | 871 | 804 | 744 | 785 | 1012 | 770 | 1703 | 1923 | — | 1970 | 1034 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 42 | 52 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 174 | 204 | 134 | 134 | 42 | 42 | 217 | 223 | 223 | 222 | 204 | 204 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 134 | 149 |
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