Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Depot Beach today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Depot Beach at 3AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Depot Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
241 | 181 | 186 | 151 | 139 | 190 | 173 | 200 | 397 | 669 | 520 | 450 | 501 | 258 | 252 | 201 | 161 | 313 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:24PM1.42m | 7:11AM1.04m | 7:03PM1.47m | 7:46AM1.11m | 7:40PM1.50m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13AM0.24m | 12:38PM0.41m | 1:46AM0.19m | 1:20PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 |
194 | 181 | 186 | 151 | 138 | 101 | 101 | 88 | 91 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 313 | 258 | 252 | 201 | 161 | 313 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | W 3 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 |
6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 70 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 42 | 88 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 8 |
22 | 21 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 41 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NW 3 | S 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
241 | 2 | 7 | 51 | 139 | 190 | 173 | 200 | 397 | 669 | 520 | 450 | 501 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 109 | 47 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
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