Zenith Beach surf break

Zenith Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 08 May 2026 AEST
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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
22.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zenith Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Zenith Beach at 10AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (08 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (08 May)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
3
2
3
3
1
2
!
!
4
!
!
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
10
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
12
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
12
3
S
11
3.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2043
1908
1520
1146
1166
1429
1257
1993
2108
2621
1492
1993
2017
1456
1269
970
755
587
480
459
449
450
505
512
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
SSW
40
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
S
30
S
25
SE
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:55PM1.55m
1:09PM1.06m
00:45AM1.50m
2:17PM1.09m
1:43AM1.46m
3:21PM1.17m
Low Tide
7:09AM0.50m
6:10PM0.78m
8:03AM0.51m
7:19PM0.81m
8:55AM0.50m
8:36PM0.80m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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6:28
6:28
6:28
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5:06
5:05
5:05
1
2
3
Temp °C
11
9
9
12
18
20
18
16
15
13
13
14
16
18
19
19
18
17
16
17
17
19
20
20
3
1
0
3
11
14
10
10
10
8
8
10
12
14
16
17
16
14
13
14
14
17
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
10
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
12
2
S
11
2.1
S
10
2.5
S
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
9
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
S
11
1.9
S
8
Energy kJ
1357
1908
1520
1146
1166
907
873
1993
2108
1862
1492
1379
1784
62
62
970
755
587
480
459
103
139
125
512
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
Energy kJ
92
92
70
73
80
58
59
59
59
59
59
61
62
28
26
63
63
64
93
98
6
6
139
137
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.4
SSW
17
0.1
NE
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.1
NE
10
0.3
S
18
0.4
S
15
Energy kJ
3
3
3
8
8
92
4
6
6
23
4
55
72
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
10
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.9
WSW
4
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.9
S
8
Energy kJ
2043
21
27
29
1429
1257
2621
1993
2017
1456
1269
449
450
505
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
1
Distance (km)
63
42
42
42
42
46
56
52
42
42
0
42
51
46
46
0
0
42
42
42
42
46
67
69
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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