Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 AEST
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Depot Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Depot Beach sea temperature is
22.7° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Depot Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Depot Beach at 7AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
11
2
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.4
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
1
SE
10
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
1.4
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1092
935
850
729
505
453
391
362
265
184
185
251
238
184
163
219
196
155
126
97
70
49
107
102
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
0
W
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
ENE
15
NE
10
N
5
WNW
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
00:25AM1.50m
1:51PM0.99m
1:34AM1.43m
3:04PM1.01m
2:45AM1.37m
4:09PM1.07m
Low Tide
7:34AM0.17m
7:02PM0.53m
8:43AM0.20m
8:21PM0.55m
9:46AM0.21m
9:38PM0.52m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
6:28
6:30
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5:24
5:22
5:22
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
18
18
17
16
15
14
14
17
20
19
18
16
15
15
15
18
23
22
19
18
13
13
13
16
17
17
17
15
14
13
13
16
17
16
16
15
14
14
13
16
20
20
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
11
2
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
1
ESE
9
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
1.2
NE
6
Energy kJ
1092
935
850
729
505
453
391
362
250
184
185
251
238
184
163
219
196
155
126
97
70
49
20
92
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
13
1
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
13
1.1
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
312
318
433
373
505
422
303
302
265
160
184
128
99
95
64
61
34
32
32
22
15
14
9
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.6
ESE
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
N
10
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
11
0.3
SE
7
Energy kJ
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
111
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
8
2
14
2
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.3
N
2
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.5
N
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
N
3
0.6
ENE
8
1.1
NE
4
1.4
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
13
28
7
18
12
11
5
48
42
107
102
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
60
32
2
0
0
0
0
2
60
60
2
0
0
0
0
2
32
93
2
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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