Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 15 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
22.0° C
(Which is 2.8°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 1PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (15 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (15 May)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
6
1
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
71
176
157
148
81
120
119
123
111
253
287
280
295
566
566
524
547
586
802
730
608
608
534
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
15
ENE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:37AM1.25m
6:57PM1.60m
7:33AM1.23m
7:43PM1.68m
8:29AM1.20m
8:31PM1.72m
Low Tide
12:32PM0.20m
1:32AM0.08m
1:17PM0.22m
2:25AM0.00m
2:04PM0.26m
3:20AM-0.04m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:01
5:00
5:00
Temp °C
15
17
19
19
18
16
15
15
15
16
19
19
18
17
16
15
15
19
22
20
18
18
17
17
14
17
19
18
18
16
15
14
14
16
18
19
18
17
16
15
14
18
20
18
17
18
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
6
1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
Energy kJ
44
71
113
157
148
81
120
119
123
111
253
287
280
295
566
566
524
547
586
608
608
534
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.9
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
18
26
25
8
8
62
14
14
6
41
7
7
7
3
3
1
5
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
27
2
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
1.5
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
1
176
103
802
730
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
15
32
0
0
0
0
0
0
60
32
2
0
0
0
0
2
60
43
2
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
5
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