Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 23 May 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
21.5° C
(Which is 2.7°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 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (23 May)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (23 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
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)
1
2
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
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3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.9
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.4
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
13
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
574
653
711
855
987
1575
1776
1952
2119
2277
2542
2668
2352
2119
1966
1934
1760
1597
1570
1444
1419
1234
1213
1256
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
SSW
0
WSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
0
NW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
E
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:13AM1.42m
2:36PM1.09m
2:17AM1.32m
3:34PM1.15m
3:20AM1.23m
4:24PM1.22m
Low Tide
8:12AM0.17m
8:06PM0.52m
9:05AM0.22m
9:20PM0.51m
9:53AM0.27m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:55
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
16
17
19
19
18
18
16
16
15
18
20
19
18
16
15
16
15
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
16
18
18
17
17
18
15
16
15
18
19
19
18
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.9
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.4
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
13
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
Energy kJ
574
653
711
855
987
1575
1776
1952
2119
2277
2542
2668
2352
2119
1966
1934
1760
1597
1570
1444
1419
1234
1213
1256
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
20
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
Energy kJ
10
19
11
3
30
10
25
20
4
4
4
6
6
21
20
39
65
33
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
S
8
0.2
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
9
20
30
7
23
7
6
8
7
6
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
15
15
15
93
37
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
32
32
2
0
0
0
0
0
60
54
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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