Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 09 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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.3°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 2PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (09 May)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (09 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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)
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.5
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.4
S
10
0.8
E
14
1.2
S
10
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
0.9
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1606
701
529
431
311
263
251
239
173
210
498
338
374
307
241
251
384
239
290
350
319
313
308
272
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SE
5
S
0
NW
0
NNW
0
WNW
0
SW
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:18PM0.94m
1:46AM1.24m
3:14PM1.01m
2:45AM1.23m
4:03PM1.11m
3:45AM1.24m
Low Tide
7:58AM0.34m
7:25PM0.62m
8:48AM0.32m
8:36PM0.60m
9:35AM0.28m
9:44PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:06
5:05
Temp °C
13
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
13
16
18
17
17
17
16
16
15
17
18
17
18
17
17
18
11
15
14
15
15
13
12
12
11
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
16
16
18
19
17
17
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
Energy kJ
1055
701
529
431
311
263
251
239
173
210
230
338
374
307
241
251
231
235
290
350
319
313
308
270
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
14
0.7
E
14
0.8
E
14
0.8
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
Energy kJ
43
43
43
45
45
46
46
46
64
71
80
84
117
108
106
200
198
239
229
289
284
280
276
272
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
N
10
0.4
ENE
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.5
S
14
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
8
7
27
7
7
2
46
2
2
103
72
115
155
150
100
93
2
2
2
2
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
10
Energy kJ
1606
498
384
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
15
70
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
15
15
0
0
0
0
0
15
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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