Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 14 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 9PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)--
Afternoon (14 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (14 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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 Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
52
41
43
32
41
69
86
143
180
150
124
142
136
123
107
253
302
310
383
454
472
547
586
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NE
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
5
N
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:13PM1.48m
6:37AM1.25m
6:57PM1.60m
7:33AM1.23m
7:43PM1.68m
8:29AM1.20m
Low Tide
00:38AM0.19m
12:32PM0.20m
1:32AM0.08m
1:17PM0.22m
2:25AM0.00m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:01
5:00
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
16
19
19
18
17
16
15
14
17
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
20
18
18
18
17
15
14
14
15
19
19
18
17
16
15
13
17
18
19
18
17
16
16
15
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
Energy kJ
52
52
41
43
32
41
69
86
143
180
150
124
112
136
123
107
253
302
310
383
454
472
547
586
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
S
9
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
SE
13
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.7
E
9
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
40
40
39
39
14
13
27
26
26
8
8
7
15
7
6
41
5
7
5
3
3
3
81
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
19
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
9
8
8
8
26
21
2
2
8
2
7
8
7
7
7
6
7
7
7
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
Energy kJ
107
142
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
32
2
0
0
0
0
0
32
32
2
0
0
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
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
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