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Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
21.1° C
 (Which is 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: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (15 Jan)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (15 Jan)8ft (2.4m)7s

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

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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
0
1
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.1
NE
2.4
NE
2.4
NE
2.2
NE
2.4
NE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
3.5
SE
4.5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5.5
SE
6
SE
6
SE
3.5
SE
4
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
4.5
E
Period(s) (?)6667778888910101010111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17620234853154751564647142238416743759472450985354723786567643211033302517262425493529
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
5
NNW
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
20
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:40AM
1.36
7:31PM
0.92
7:24AM
1.41
8:16PM
0.95
8:05AM
1.47
8:56PM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:41PM
0.34
12:44AM
0.49
2:22PM
0.28
1:30AM
0.46
3:01PM
0.22
2:12AM
0.43
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise5:58-------5:58-------6:00-------
Sunset----8:15-------8:15-------8:15---
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1111413-11-138145532264111
Temp. °C202222242120191919212220181919191919191819191818
Feels °C (?)212221211922191919212121161616151516161516161515
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